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Police drug seizures have "gone through the roof," with $4.9 million worth taken off the streets in the past three months.
But Takbir Sharrieff of Bermudians Against Narcotics said not enough is being done, and the figures do not indicate progress be...
DATE: Jul 23, 2010
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Backbenchers last night seemed ready to approve an historic shake-up of Bermuda’s municipalities in Premier Ewart Brown’s likely last appearance in the House of Assembly.
The Corporations row took a twist late yesterday as Progressive Labour Party MP...
DATE: Jul 23, 2010
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Home Affairs Minister David Burch yesterday briefed the Senate on the proceedings of the CARICOM Conference of Heads of Government, which was held in Jamaica earlier this month.
Senator Burch attended the meeting on behalf of the Premier, in Bermuda'...
DATE: Jul 23, 2010
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The Chamber of Commerce has weighed in on a poll that found nearly a third of respondents were financially worse off than last year.
"These figures show it is unlikely that businesses can look ahead to a significant growth in local spending anytime s...
DATE: Jul 23, 2010
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A council could be set up to tackle women's issues, ranging from business and employment to domestic violence, said the Minister of Culture and Social Rehabilitation.
According to Minister Neletha Butterfield, a women's council would be "the next ste...
DATE: Jul 23, 2010
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A general meeting of the Bermuda Public Services Union has been scheduled for today.
Civil Service head Kenneth Dill yesterday said the majority of civil servants were expected to attend the meeting, which is scheduled for 12 p.m.
BPSU members will w...
DATE: Jul 23, 2010
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Police swooped on The Glebe Road in Pembroke this evening after a report that fugitive Alvone Maybury was hiding in a house here.
Armed officers with sniffer dogs are currently performing a second search of a white building and the road has been seal...
DATE: Jul 23, 2010
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Officials from the Ministry of Labour and the National Training Board yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with City and Guilds of London, with a view to introducing the training institute's accreditation standards to Bermuda.
Announcing th...
DATE: Jul 23, 2010
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Reports of sexual assault are at a five year high, and have more than doubled since this time last year.
Staff from the Women's Resource Centre believe that's just the tip of the iceberg, with half of all sex attacks thought to go unreported.
The sta...
DATE: Jul 23, 2010
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Man charged with Saturday's machete attack
A 23-year-old St. George's man was yesterday charged in connection with the machete attack on national squad cricketer George O'Brien Jr.
Dimitrius Gibbons appeared in Magistrates' Court where he was accused...
DATE: Jul 23, 2010
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