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As we prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1959 Theatre Boycott which started a domino effect of social change including desegregation of theatres, restaurants and hotels, The Royal Gazette spoke to Georgine Hill about her role in the pro...
DATE: Jan 26, 2009
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Thieves stole cash and personal items after breaking into a business on Church Street, in Hamilton, on Thursday.
Also on Thursday someone broke into a home on Ducks Puddle Drive, in Hamilton Parish, and stole a bottle of Swizzle and a bottle of Gosli...
DATE: Jan 26, 2009
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Government backbencher Walter Lister has said he is certain the parliamentary committee which scrutinises public spending will soon stop meeting in secret.
The veteran PLP MP, who sits on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), told The Royal Gazette: "...
DATE: Jan 26, 2009
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Government backbencher Walter Lister has said he is certain the parliamentary committee which scrutinises public spending will soon stop meeting in secret.
The veteran PLP MP, who sits on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), told The Royal Gazette: "...
DATE: Jan 26, 2009
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Government is still undecided on whether to introduce unemployment insurance – as the recession begins to bite.
The idea was first put on the table in 2002 by then Finance Minister Eugene Cox, and two years later $1 million seed money was set aside f...
DATE: Jan 26, 2009
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More than a century after slavery was abolished in Bermuda, white privilege lived on in the form of segregation in hotels, theatres, restaurants and schools.
Dissatisfaction was shown from time to time, including Georgine Hill's picketing of Bermudia...
DATE: Jan 26, 2009
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A great-grandfather has launched his own trade union — and hopes at least 100 people will sign up as members.
Community activist Raymond Russell, well known in Bermuda for taking up the cause of the underdog, says Our Civil Rights Union (OCRU) is ope...
DATE: Jan 26, 2009
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US Consul General Gregory Slayton talks about the future of US/Bermuda relations after the Republican-appointed diplomat was given rare permission to stay put by incoming Democrat President Barack Obama.
Give him a chance that is US Consul General Gr...
DATE: Jan 26, 2009
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Two organisations with public service outreach goals have been honoured with CableVision's quarterly Community Service Award.
The Epsilon Theta Lambda Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and the Bermuda Alumna Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta...
DATE: Jan 26, 2009
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The International Labour Organisation is to hold two workshops in Bermuda on labour relations.
The ILO Caribbean Office will present the workshops on 'The Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and International Labour Standards' from March 2-7.
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DATE: Jan 26, 2009
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