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Government yesterday promised to put an end to a rising trend of worker abuse on the Island.
Labour and Home Affairs Minister David Burch told members of the Bermuda Industrial Union that such incidents would be "fully investigated and addressed".
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DATE: Feb 03, 2010
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How many of us purchase Styrofoam cups of coffee or lunch in plastic takeaway containers?
In our busy lives trash is not something we normally think about, but if we are to safeguard this Island for future generations, a change in mindset is needed.
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DATE: Feb 03, 2010
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In tomorrow's Royal Gazette
Valentine's Day is coming and tomorrow's Heart to Heart special section will help you make your loved one's day – and your life together – special. Also tomorrow: The Green Pages gives you tips on how to recycle those old ...
DATE: Feb 03, 2010
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Bermuda is one of the most densely-populated countries on the planet.
The Island of 21 square miles is home to an estimated 66,000 people, with open spaces becoming an increasingly precious commodity.
At the same time, rising anti-social behaviour i...
DATE: Feb 03, 2010
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An experienced team of four medical professionals will leave to help earthquake-hit Haiti Tomorrow on a trip that they have funded themselves.
Three nurses and an EMT from Bermuda will travel to Haiti to work for a week on the paediatric ward of a ho...
DATE: Feb 03, 2010
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Police have launched an investigation after a 24-year-old man was shot in the hand.
At about 1.15 a.m., the victim, from the Somerset, was travelling on a motorcycle on Scotts Hill Road, Sandys, when two men on a motorcycle travelling in the opposite...
DATE: Feb 03, 2010
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As the private plane taxied to a stop at the L.F. Wade Airport last night Dana Lovell looked through the window waiting to catch a glimse of her 20-year-old daughter Erin who was returning from Haiti.
Erin was one of the ten-strong team of Bermudian ...
DATE: Feb 02, 2010
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US President Barack Obama yesterday outlined plans in his federal budget proposal that would erode the tax advantage currently enjoyed by many Bermuda re/insurers.
Insurance groups with US subsidiaries, which cede some of the premiums earned in the U...
DATE: Feb 02, 2010
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Birdwatchers have spotted the first Longtail of the Spring.
It was seen yesterday near Spittal Pond by Audubon Society member Keith Rossiter.
Andrew Dobson of the Audubon Society said: "This is a little earlier than usual and it is unlikely that many...
DATE: Feb 02, 2010
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A 27-year-old yesterday admitted hitting the man he is accused of brutally beating but said he did so in self-defence.
Frederick Anthony Swann told a Supreme Court jury he was forced to protect himself from Damon Robinson.
Swann said the 32-year-old ...
DATE: Feb 02, 2010
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