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US Congressman Bennie Thompson last night said his own country could learn much from the way unions and bosses co-operate in Bermuda.
Congressman Thompson, the keynote speaker at Bermuda Industrial Union's 26th annual Labour Day Banquet at the Fairmo...
DATE: Sep 01, 2007
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The weather should improve for the holiday weekend, say forecasters.
Labour Day is expected to see a mixture of sun and clouds.
It would be a welcome break from the rain of the last few days.
Showers and thunderstorms were predicted to hit the Island...
DATE: Sep 01, 2007
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A leading substance abuse specialist from the US is to give a speech on how to help drug addicts.
Westley Clark, director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment for the US Department of Health and Human Services, will be speaking at a banquet at...
DATE: Sep 01, 2007
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Campaigners for sustainable development have welcomed a trial by Belco into domestic wind and solar power but say they should be included in the process.
This week Belco applied for planning permission to install a wind turbine and solar panels at a ...
DATE: Sep 01, 2007
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Opposition Leader Michael Dunkley last night stressed his disapproval of violence as a means to resolving a conflict.
Mr. Dunkley was speaking after United Bermuda Party candidate Tillman Darrell admitted punching a man at the Young Man's Social Club...
DATE: Sep 01, 2007
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Members of the BLING book club attended a party held especially for them yesterday at the Liberty Theatre.
The club, co-founded by the Premier's Press Secretary Glenn Jones, is an acronym for Books Lead Individuals to New Greatness. It is a commitmen...
DATE: Sep 01, 2007
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A New York Times reporter dubbed Bermuda's main shopping street as having "Old World charm" in 1961.
In the September 10 edition of the prestigious paper journalist H.M. Greenwald. said: "Although most people visit this island to sunbathe and swim al...
DATE: Sep 01, 2007
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A St. George's woman denied stealing more than $1,500 from a tobacco company.
Seanee Stacy Smith, 20, of York Street, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates' Court yesterday to stealing $1,591 from Cassia Tobacco Company.
The defendant was bailed in the a...
DATE: Sep 01, 2007
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Electricity costs are set to soar after the Fuel Adjustment Rate peaked above ten cents for the first time today.
Residents face a two percent increase in their bills for September after the Fuel Adjustment Charge reached 30 percent - up from 28 perc...
DATE: Aug 31, 2007
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AS my mother, God bless her, used to love to remind me on occasion: if you can't think of something nice to say about someone don't say anything at all. But, you know, it's hard not to, Mr. Editor - and in the modern world of politics today it seems ...
DATE: Aug 31, 2007
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