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A proposed amendment to the Municipalities Reform Act which would have set back its second reading by six months, was shot down in the House of Assembly today.
During a debate on the Act, Mr. Swan said a delay would allow the Government to listen to ...
DATE: Jul 23, 2010
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Premier Ewart Brown promoted Bermuda to an estimated several million listeners, when he was interviewed on one of New York's most popular radio shows.
The Dan Taylor Morning Show broadcast from the Fairmont Southampton resort yesterday, with Mr. Tayl...
DATE: Jul 23, 2010
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Gun crime has “gone viral” while murders, robberies and sexual assaults have doubled since this time last year.
Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva said while crime overall is at a five-year low, firearms incidents are rapidly increasing and spreadin...
DATE: Jul 23, 2010
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Residents in a community where a child was sexually assaulted have spoken of their surprise and shock.
The five-year-old girl was attacked in the daytime on Friday. Two men have since been arrested with the alleged sexual assault, but have been relea...
DATE: Jul 23, 2010
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A local charity has partnered with Fairmont hotels to launch a programme that will feed the estimated 3,500 Bermudians now going hungry.
The Eliza DoLittle Society will run the scheme Daily Bread, which will distribute donated food to the Island's ne...
DATE: Jul 23, 2010
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Bermuda's long-promised freedom of information bill will finally get debated in the House of Assembly today — with all parties eager to endorse it.
The Public Access to Information (PATI) Act 2010 should pave the way for a new era of open government ...
DATE: Jul 23, 2010
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More people are being arrested than ever before — and the vast majority are black Bermudian men.
Government race relations consultant Rolfe Commissiong said the statistics are unsurprising, but should still cause national concern.
His comments came a...
DATE: Jul 23, 2010
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Frustrated travellers will now be able to trace their lost baggage thanks to a new system put in place at the L.F. Wade Airport.
The airport is debuting self-service WorldTracer Kiosks which are linked into a global tracing system for lost baggage. L...
DATE: Jul 23, 2010
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Government ran a current account deficit of $67 million in the last fiscal year, according to figures released in the Senate on Wednesday.
The latest data on Government's revenue and expenditure was contained in answers to parliamentary questions tab...
DATE: Jul 23, 2010
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Participants in a programme to help drug-addicted offenders get clean were praised for their progress at a ceremony on Monday. Premier Ewart Brown and Culture and Social Rehabilitation Minister Neletha Butterfield heard about the success of the 12 of...
DATE: Jul 23, 2010
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