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Police don’t have the manpower to stand guard over all of the Island’s weekend football games, said Commissioner George Jackson today.
The Commissioner held a press conference this afternoon in response to public criticism after violence broke out at...
DATE: Oct 20, 2009
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The chemical balance of the oceans has tipped by a third since the start of the Industrial Revolution, according to marine scientists.
The burning of fossil fuels has resulted in a 30 percent increase in acidification, say experts. If carbon dioxide ...
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Parents were yesterday urged to be aware of the contents of their medicine cabinet to help prevent potential abuse of prescription drugs by their children.
The Parent Resource Institute for Drug Education Bermuda (PRIDE) kicked off its 12th annual "R...
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The Family Centre is hosting a telethon tonight with the aim of raising $250,000 to better assist families here.
According to director Martha Dismont, the organisation has seen a 50 percent increase in demand for its services since this time last ye...
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The Opposition has accused Premier Ewart Brown of "playing games in the fight against crime" after news that his Government declined an offer of regular meetings with the Governor over crime.
But Dr. Brown stuck to his guns last night reiterating tha...
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Up to 20,000 CellularOne customers were cut off yesterday as a lightning strike blew out the company's main control switch.
Chief operating officer Frank Amaral said the incident was the first of its kind in CellularOne's ten year history, and would ...
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Sports Minister Glenn Blakeney has hit out at the top echelons of the Bermuda Police Service for failing to deter a disturbance after a Saturday afternoon football match.
Mr. Blakeney said he felt "let down" by the force following the attack on Boule...
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The Ministry of Culture has established a $100,000 grant to promote the Island's history and culture through the arts.
Minister Neletha Butterfield said the Cultural Legacy Fund was established to celebrate Bermuda's 400th birthday and showed a "tang...
DATE: Oct 20, 2009
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A Warwick man was arrested after his car flipped over after crashing into a utility pole in Southampton. At 3.45 a.m. on Sunday, Police attended the accident on Middle Road, near the junction with Church Road.
A Police spokesman said: "It appears tha...
DATE: Oct 20, 2009
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Three organisations are urging Government to fulfil a promise to ban discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation — amid fears that a planned amendment to the law has been shelved.
The Human Rights Commission, Bermuda Bar Council and Amnesty ...
DATE: Oct 20, 2009
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