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Rental costs for the Marine Police have more than doubled after a price hike by the Corporation of Hamilton, MPs heard yesterday.
The 2008-9 estimate for the headquarters in Barrs Bay Park is $65,250 - more than twice the revised estimate of $30,500 ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2008
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Anti-conscription campaigners launched a Supreme Court battle yesterday to get the "immoral and unlawful" policy outlawed.
Delroy Duncan, lawyer for 14 men known collectively as Bermudians Against the Draft (BAD), argued that insufficient efforts are...
DATE: Feb 26, 2008
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A three and a half-hour discussion on health care in Bermuda, yesterday focused on seniors' homes and health and safety.
Health Minister Nelson Bascome presented his budget brief which covered five areas, including community health, oral health, envi...
DATE: Feb 26, 2008
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Police were busy over the weekend dealing with a series of offences ranging from impaired driving to accidents.
One person was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving and there were 13 reported burglaries, according to the Police.
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DATE: Feb 26, 2008
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A 26-year-old woman accused of murdering her partner will allege that he had a history of beating her, a court heard this morning.
Andrina Tamara Smith, of Granaway Road, Southampton, is charged with killing 36-year-old Edward Allan Dill on October 1...
DATE: Feb 26, 2008
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The sister of murdered Bermudian Garrow Lightbourn Jnr. said yesterday his family forgave the cousin accused of gunning him down and did not want to see him go to jail.
Trina Lightbourn spoke to the Pottstown Mercury newspaper outside the courthouse ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2008
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A "unprecedented" documentary series and combined forum looking at the social divide between the youth and elderly in Bermuda will start this week.
The Bermuda Broadcasting Company (BBC) spearheaded the documentary, titled 'Between the Cracks' in par...
DATE: Feb 26, 2008
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Women accused of $44,000 theft
A parent who was charged with stealing over $44,000 from her employer appeared in Magistrates' Court yesterday.
Lee Brown, 49, of Fritholme, Paget, is facing 37 charges of forgery and theft.
At the time of the alleged o...
DATE: Feb 26, 2008
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The Opposition's spokeswoman on Seniors yesterday called on Government to bring pensions payments in line with the Hospital Insurance Plan (HIP).
Louise Jackson said too many pensioners were struggling to pay their medical costs, as they were billed ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2008
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Junior Home Affairs Minister Walter Roban yesterday pledged to stay tough on crime to combat soaring levels of violence as he delivered his speech on Policing as part of the Budget debate.
"There will be no backdown on the crackdown," said Mr. Roban ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2008
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