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Meetings of the Corporation of St. George could be opened to the public, but not unless legislation is changed to give members legal protection over what they say.
Deputy mayor Kenny Bascome said the Corporation was preparing to hold public meetings,...
DATE: Nov 09, 2009
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Protection of the Island's mangroves and a White Paper on Energy were among the sustainable development initiatives announced by Government during the Throne Speech.
It pledged the launch of a mangrove conservation and restoration plan, while a serie...
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Former St. David's MP Suzanne Holshouser has been appointed as the new UBP Senator replacing Michael Fahy who left to be one of the founders of the new Bermuda Democratic Alliance party.
Mrs. Holshouser, who stepped away from politics a few years ago...
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A body tasked with tackling racial discrimination is to undergo a thorough review after Government said there had been a lack of progress.
And it appears possible that the Commission on Unity and Racial Equality (CURE) could be replaced by a new orga...
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Inflation fell to a 35-year low in September with prices rising by just 0.2 percent, according to the latest consumer price index report released this morning.
And the biggest factor behind the drop was a massive fall of more than 20 percent in elect...
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Government appeared to have announced an end to the legal discrimination of homosexuals.
The Throne Speech on Friday pledged amendments to the Human Rights Act 1981 to "ensure that no person is discriminated against in Bermuda".
Reading the speech, G...
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A man accused of plotting to import cannabis valued at $252,000 has been cleared of the charge by a jury.
The case against Damon Francis arose after an American national, Anthony Isaac, was found with 32 packages of cannabis in his cabin on the cruis...
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Last week, the Mincy study revealed the hard-hitting fact that more than 50 percent of young black Bermudian men drop out of high school.
It was also revealed that black men are paid less than their white male counterparts, and females are more like...
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St. George’s commuter ferry service is to be suspended before the end of the month.
Government released a statement this afternoon, saying that the decision was made “in an effort to streamline ferry operations”.
According to the Department of Marine...
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A man who killed his girlfriend got his 14-year sentence for manslaughter slashed to eight years on appeal sparking outrage from her family.
Ruth Binns, 26, died after a pre-existing medical condition that affected her breathing was exacerbated by an...
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