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Premier Ewart Brown has appointed a task force to consider whether Bermuda should allow gaming, insisting yesterday that consultation on the controversial topic was not just a "sham".
Lawyer Wendell Hollis was named chairman of the new advisory group...
DATE: Feb 05, 2009
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Fresh warning on burglaries issued
Police yesterday issued a warning to residents to lock their doors and windows after a series of thefts were reported.
Officers insist there has not been a rise in the number of burglaries, that the advisory was iss...
DATE: Feb 05, 2009
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Budget airline JetBlue is introducing a second flight on its route between Bermuda and New York in May and bringing in a bigger aircraft in the meantime.
The low-cost carrier will increase the number of seats available on its daily flight to and from...
DATE: Feb 05, 2009
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Housebound blind people could be brought back into the community following a national survey into the needs of the blind and visually impaired.
Culture and Social Rehabilitation Minister Dale Butler yesterday announced the project to be run by Govern...
DATE: Feb 05, 2009
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The Shadow Tourism Minister has backed hotel operators' calls for a moratorium on payroll tax, and wants Government to go further in this year's Budget.
Opposition Senator Michael Dunkley said he welcomed greater consultation between employers, union...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — An undercover vice officer investigating reports of sexual violations by the son of Premier Dr. Ewart Brown wept on the witness stand as she told of her own alleged assault by the physician.
Officer Stacy Young testified she was we...
DATE: Feb 05, 2009
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The re-development of Ariel Sands is in limbo after a second group of investors fell by the wayside.
The collapse of talks with the 'Eyde' group follows the withdrawal of the Hilton Group in 2007, and leaves owners of the Devonshire hotel forced to l...
DATE: Feb 05, 2009
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Low-cost airline USA 3000 has axed its spring and summer Bermuda schedule. The group says it has been forced to cut the link between the Island and Baltimore as a result of the economic crisis.
However, it is understood the Department of Tourism is c...
DATE: Feb 05, 2009
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People in need are being offered a helping hand in 2009 by a fundraising women's group.
The Phenomenal Women's Association — led by Hott 107.5 DJ Miss Thang aka Kristy Burgess — will be giving out cash to a deserving person in need each month. Ms Bur...
DATE: Feb 04, 2009
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City rangers with powers of arrest could soon be helping Police to combat crime and anti-social behaviour in the capital if a Corporation of Hamilton plan gets off the ground.
The municipality is looking at ways to revive a scheme launched several ye...
DATE: Feb 04, 2009
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