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Here are four examples of groups that arose from single issues and which are still actively campaigning for what they believe to be right.
The Bermuda and Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST):
BEST evolved from a protest movement against Gov...
DATE: May 31, 2010
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A Taser gun was used to subdue a man as he violently resisted arrest on Saturday, Police reported today.
It was the first time a Taser had been used by officers since they were introduced to the Island in April.
The incident took place around 4.10 p....
DATE: May 31, 2010
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A planning application has been submitted for the former Lantana resort in Sandys.
D.R. Lantana Management LLC has lodged plans for a new resort development, including hotel condominiums and residences, a beach club, pool, club house and site infrast...
DATE: May 31, 2010
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The International Press Institute has welcomed a joint pledge by the media in Bermuda to set up a self-regulating council by mid-September.
The Vienna-based global organisation said it supported the initiative, which was prompted after Government tab...
DATE: May 31, 2010
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The United Bermuda Party has backed the idea of a joint select committee on crime, as proposed by Government backbencher Randy Horton.
Mr. Horton was one of several MPs in the House of Assembly who called for solutions to the escalating violence afte...
DATE: May 31, 2010
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Students are being recruited to collect Census data as Bermuda undertakes its first national survey since 2000.
Government is looking to recruit 100 more interviewers and will hold a round of Census Training from June 10-28.
Director of Statistics, V...
DATE: May 31, 2010
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Whether it is a question of those in power being out of touch or the populace wanting action faster, grassroots activism is here to stay.
Within days of the launch of anti-violence group Rise Above, Bermuda, its Facebook site had more than 2,000 memb...
DATE: May 31, 2010
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The pregnant fiancee of road victim Omar Sutton has spoken of her devastation at his death, just weeks before their baby is due.
Mr. Sutton, 27, died when his bike collided with a BELCO truck in Paget early on Saturday morning.
Paying tribute yesterd...
DATE: May 31, 2010
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Two people badly injured in road collisions last week continued to be treated in US hospitals yesterday.
A 30-year-old Pembroke man sustained serious head injuries and a broken leg when his motorcycle collided with a truck on Trimingham Road in Paget...
DATE: May 31, 2010
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The age range for men in the Mirrors programme has been extended from 18 to 24 following feedback from the public.
Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs, Neletha Butterfield, announced the move to MPs ahead of next month's programme, the sixth o...
DATE: May 31, 2010
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