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Premier Ewart Brown made a decision "based on his human heart" to let four Muslims from Guantánamo Bay come to Bermuda — and those that protested against him last week were "prejudiced and racist".
That is the view of Al Hajj Clinton Muhammad, a spok...
DATE: Jun 24, 2009
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Teen robber sent to Utah treatment centre
A teenager said to be on a downward spiral of misbehaviour is due to be sent to a US treatment facility today after a Magistrate chose that option instead of jailing him.
Akili Smith, 16, pleaded guilty yeste...
DATE: Jun 24, 2009
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After the failure of one of Belco's newest engines, Bermuda may have to suffer through rolling blackouts as the electricity company tries to match demand.
The alternator failure of the engine, which caused a blackout in several parishes on June 11, h...
DATE: Jun 24, 2009
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After undergoing their last physical and mental tests, the second GuardSmart class graduated Sunday, proving their skills at lifesaving.
The eight participants of the class, four boys and four girls, organised by the Bermuda Red Cross, competed in re...
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A father-of-one who admitted dropping a gun and leading Police on a chase was sentenced to 10 years behind bars.
Ricardo Alfonso Tucker, 30, pleaded guilty to possession of a Tec-9 9 mm semi-automatic pistol and possession of ammunition yesterday in ...
DATE: Jun 24, 2009
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I write this article in light of the present situation Bermuda finds itself in regarding the Premier's decision to aid the United States in closing a repressive and oppressive establishment known as Guantánamo.
However, in doing so, I personally feel...
DATE: Jun 24, 2009
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Premier Ewart Brown's salary puts him just outside the top ten highest paid leaders in the world.
Dr. Brown is paid $162,862 as Premier, and a further $54,287 as an MP, giving him a total of $217,149.
That leaves him just behind Australian Prime Mini...
DATE: Jun 24, 2009
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Mark Byrne has resigned as chairman of the Board of Education just over a year after taking the role.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Bermuda managing partner Darren Johnston will be his replacement.
The announcement came this afternoon with Minister of Educa...
DATE: Jun 24, 2009
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Fourteen of the Island's charities have been chosen to receive grants from the Bank of Bermuda Foundation.
The organisations, though varied in their avenues of help and support to the community, all share the common trend of improving the quality of ...
DATE: Jun 24, 2009
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Opposition MPs Mark Pettingill and Darius Tucker have been suspended from the Shadow Cabinet for failing to vote for a motion of no confidence in Premier Ewart Brown's Government.
The pair — who defied a three-line whip by not backing the doomed moti...
DATE: Jun 24, 2009
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