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Premier Ewart Brown’s cruise ship gaming bill lost in the House of Assembly this morning after the Premier tried to push it through without his backbench critics knowing.
The bill was defeated by 18 votes to 11, with seven Progressive Labour Party MP...
DATE: Jul 10, 2009
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A manhunt is underway after the body of a 26-year-old mother was found outside a florist’s in Somerset.
Police have cordoned off the area outside Roses Flowers also known as Hog Bay Flowers.
A blue tarpaulin is screening the body from public view. A ...
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Being a gang member will be a criminal offence under new legislation which could be on the way in Bermuda.
Premier Ewart Brown today announced Government is hoping to introduce a raft of new laws after revealing children as young as 12 are involved i...
DATE: Jul 10, 2009
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Two-thirds of parking tickets issued last year remained unpaid after six months a loss of more than $1 million in Government revenue.
In 2008, motorists received more than 33,000 fines, but the number outstanding after six months was 23,333.
The fig...
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Hamilton the Harbour Seal returned to the wild yesterday.
Staff from the National Aquarium in Baltimore released the young male into the Atlantic Ocean off Delaware Seashore State Park.
"He saw the water and made a beeline right for it, but did give ...
DATE: Jul 10, 2009
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Harbour Nights will host a very different take on the 100-yard dash in the coming weeks as men and women don high heels in a race to the finish.
The July 22 event is part of a fund-raising effort by the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust and the Berm...
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Premier Ewart Brown's cruise ship gaming bill will be deferred until the next Parliamentary session, according to reports.
Today marks the last sitting of MPs in the House of Assembly and the last chance for the Premier to resurrect the bill. Governm...
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An Opposition MP and former chairwoman of the Broadcasting Commission accused Island broadcasters of political bias.
Louise Jackson's comments in the House of Assembly on Wednesday then descended into a row over freedom of speech, with the MP accusin...
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Seven candidates for the Corporation of Hamilton election have joined to form a joint slate in the hope that City voters will elect all of them as a team in next Thursday's elections.
It is the first time individual nominees have teamed up to encoura...
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Premier Ewart Brown and human rights leader Venous Memari will meet today to discuss "increasingly vitriolic comments" which have dominated newspapers and talk shows in recent days.
Human Rights Commission chair Ms Memari yesterday spoke out to say s...
DATE: Jul 10, 2009
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