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A dating abuse awareness programme for teenagers, run by the Centre Against Abuse, has been given a boost by a donation from the Argus Group.
One out of three teenage girls has been the victim of some form of dating violence, according to the Centre....
DATE: Mar 06, 2014
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Around 200 unionised bus and ferry workers marched on Parliament in protest of Government plans to make public transport an essential service.
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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A analysis technique invented by local archaeologist Edward Harris has been introduced in a forensics textbook.
The Harris Matrix has long been used to forensically investigate sites as varied as mass graves and monuments but its inclusion in the thi...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
Health and Environment Minister Trevor Moniz told MPs he had an “open mind” about how best to deal with Bermuda’s dangerous dogs and is “sympathetic to the idea that there should be some change”.
Mr Moniz said he didn’t propose to make any changes to...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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Sam Strangeways
A rethink on cuts in hospital benefits for older people has been called for by Shadow Health Minister Zane DeSilva.
Mr DeSilva said: “These type of cuts are affecting a segment of society that is often the most vulnerable financially.
“These are the ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Chris Furbert invoked the spirit of the 1981 General Strike and warned Government “to be careful what you ask for” as he hit back at proposed changes to labour regulations.
Bermuda Industrial Union workers will meet today to discuss the controversia...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
MPs to debate teenage drinking bill today
By Raymond Hainey
A bid to crack down on under-age drinking will today be debated by MPs.
The amendment to the liquor licencing laws will make ID checks at the doors of bars and nightclubs mandatory — with c...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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Bermuda’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) will now remain entirely in Bermuda’s hands.
The EEZ will be removed from an international declaration that would have placed its stewardship in the hands of a multi-nation Sargasso Sea Commission.
Premier Crai...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
New legislation regulating the Island’s charities has been tabled in the House of Assembly.
The Charities Bill 2014 is based largely on the UK’s Charities Act 2011 and, if approved, would repeal and replace the existing Charities Act 1978.
While the ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Around 200 unionised bus and ferry workers marched on Parliament this afternoon in protest of Government plans to make public transport an essential service.
Carrying a Bermuda Industrial Union banner and chanting slogans such as “United we stand, di...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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