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Works Minister Derrick Burgess yesterday admitted he ordered his staff to refuse to comply with an investigation by the Auditor General because he was outraged over the 'false cheques' scandal.
Mr. Burgess said that when a photocopy of a cheque for $...
DATE: Mar 14, 2009
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The construction industry has been warned that unsafe sites will result in enforcement action after three falls involving workers this month.
Health Minister Nelson Bascome told the House of Assembly that one of the accidents involved a worker fallin...
DATE: Mar 14, 2009
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A woman was dragged into a driveway in Pembroke by a man who tried to sexually assault her, Police revealed last night.
The 28-year-old, from Paget, was walking along Pitts Bay Road near Smatt's Cycles at about 4 a.m. on Saturday, February 28, when a...
DATE: Mar 14, 2009
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A Pembroke man pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to stealing cooking sherry from a grocery store.
The court heard from Crown counsel Maria Sofianos that on August 30, last year, Lionel Outerbridge, 57, of Parson's Road, entered the Shopping Centre...
DATE: Mar 13, 2009
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A student has been expelled and several more suspended after a scrap among Saltus Grammar School pupils on a city car park.
The expelled teenager has not been named but is said to be a spectator rather than one of the two boys engaged in the fighting...
DATE: Mar 13, 2009
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A study endeavouring to put a price on Bermuda's coral reefs is expected to be completed in June.
An international team is surveying the ecosystem in an attempt to find its monetary Total Economic Value (TEV). If approved by Parliament, penalties of ...
DATE: Mar 13, 2009
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Three teenagers accused of four robberies in Hamilton on the same night will stand trial on June 15.
Tyevon Bean, 19, Dennzel Crockwell, 16, and Ajani Albouy-Lovell, 18, are said to have robbed two British businessmen as they walked towards the Fairm...
DATE: Mar 13, 2009
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Tributes to maverick MP Harry Viera poured in from across the political spectrum last night.
Mr. Viera died on Wednesday evening at the age of 73 following a long illness. Although he spent his final years in the US, his heart belonged to Bermuda whe...
DATE: Mar 13, 2009
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A law allowing Government to launch its FutureCare health insurance scheme for seniors was approved by MPs this week.
The Health Insurance Amendment Act 2009 was passed in the House of Assembly on Wednesday despite complaints from the Opposition that...
DATE: Mar 13, 2009
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Senate Opposition Leader Michael Dunkley has asked Government to reveal how much the Love Festival has cost taxpayers.
Shadow Tourism Minister, Senator Dunkley, tabled the following Parliamentary Questions at the Senate on Wednesday, asking Junior Mi...
DATE: Mar 13, 2009
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