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Two Devonshire teenagers who entered a neighbour's home with intent to steal were scolded by a Magistrate when they appeared in court yesterday.
Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner said: "I don't know what is going on with you young men, you know."
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DATE: Sep 05, 2008
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A 24 hour pray-a-thon and a convoy of worshippers in cars are among the plans leading up to Bermuda's fourth annual national day of prayer on September 10.
Unveiling the schedule of events yesterday, Bishop Neville Smith, of the Radnor Road Christian...
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Allowances for new parents in other countries — and how Bermuda compares:
Bermuda:
Women are entitled to a minimum of 12 weeks' maternity leave, subject to conditions, under the Employment Act 2000. Eight weeks are paid and four weeks are unpaid.
The...
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RAYMOND A. Hintz, a former president of the American Society of Bermuda and a popular figure in the island's nascent off-shore business industry in the 1970s and '80s, has died in Bluffton, South Carolina. He was 88 years old.
From 1979 to 1985 Mr. H...
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BERMUDA's flag will be flying this weekend in Beijing when the 2008 Paralympics Opening Ceremony will be staged.
Bermuda will have dressage rider Sandy Mitchell competing but three other disabled athletes from Bermuda were also invited by the Interna...
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FRUSTRATED residents and business owners are expressing concern after parts of the Pembroke Canal have become completely clogged, creating a dramatic increase in mosquitoes as well as flooding the area every time it rains.
In 1999 then-Minister of th...
DATE: Sep 05, 2008
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The Island's first ten-storey condominium block has been given the go-ahead in the City of Hamilton.
The development, at 70 Serpentine Road, was granted approval on appeal by Environment Minister El James. It will consist of 30 "affordable" one-bedro...
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FORMER police colleagues have paid tribute to Detective Chief Superintendent Basil Haddrell, the Scotland Yard inspector who co-ordinated the arrests of Erskine (Buck) Burrows and Larry Tacklyn following a series of politically-inspired murders in th...
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Five years since her daughter lost her life on the Causeway, Franzine Burgess can still not face walking across the bridge, which once had been her regular exercise route.
When she walks along the seashore, she still looks for P.C. Nicole 'Nikki' O'C...
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SIR John Swan has responded to Brit Insurance CEO Dane Douetil's comments with a call for all Bermudians to support the international business community through this economic downturn.
"Bermuda needs to realise that these companies need to have as mu...
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