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Youth development was the theme of a United Nations sustainable development conference in the Caribbean.
Culture and Social Rehabilitation Minister Neletha Butterfield attended the forum in Kingston, Jamaica, on behalf of the Premier.
This year has b...
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This year's decline in retail sales is the first since 1992.
In 2009 local retail sales fell $42 million, according to updated figures from the Department of Statistics.
The last time Bermuda saw a decline in year-on-year sales was 18 years ago when ...
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MPs are today expected to support new laws allowing Police to confiscate "hoodies" and disperse groups of people hanging out.
And Deputy United Bermuda Party Leader Trevor Moniz said he hopes the Criminal Code Amendment Act will be just the first of ...
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The Auditor General has called for a Police investigation into “poor or non-existent” control of public money directed to the Faith-Based Tourism initiative.
In his final report tabled in Parliament today, former Auditor General Larry Dennis also lin...
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The families of two men murdered by a teenager said the law needed to be changed so that age didn't factor into judges' sentencing.
Darronte Dill was three days away from his 18th birthday when he killed Maxwell Brangman and Frederick Gilbert in 2008...
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Premier Ewart Brown's statement that plans for a luxury hotel at Morgan's Point have not met Cabinet approval could send the wrong message, Senator Michael Dunkley said yesterday.
He spoke after the Premier, who is also Tourism Minister, said Governm...
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The son of a Progressive Labour Party founder will make the keynote speech at the party's annual luncheon on Sunday.
Lorin Smith, son of PLP founder Albert 'Peter' Smith, is guest speaker at the Founders' Luncheon at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess.
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A proud, towering symbol of freedom, Chesley Trott's statue to commemorate the arrival of the slave ship Enterprize was unveiled in suitably blustery conditions yesterday.
The unveiling of the bronze sculpture 'We Arrive' at Barr's Bay Park took plac...
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The new mayor of St. George's last night pledged that within six months his team will rejuvenate the town into a "shining light".
Kenneth Bascome pulled no punches with his commitment, telling a packed public meeting at Penno's Wharf: "Give us six mo...
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Hotel workers across the Island agreed to extend a wage freeze established a year ago, until June.
The agreement will help hoteliers ride out a rough winter.
Last year occupancy levels for the first four months ranged from 29 percent to 48 percent an...
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