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Retail sales plummeted $1.3 million in March as customers kept their hands in their pockets during the economic crisis. New figures show a fall of 1.4 percent — 6.2 percent when the inflation rate is taken into account — as spending dropped from $90....
DATE: May 14, 2009
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Garbage collectors returned to work yesterday after downing tools on Tuesday in support of a sacked refuse truck driver. And this morning they were due to meet with union bosses to find out what Works and Engineering Minister Derrick Burgess had to s...
DATE: May 14, 2009
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Garbage piled up across the Island yesterday as an industrial dispute suspended collection services.
Refuse site staff are said to have downed tools at Tynes Bay and Marsh Folly in protest at the sacking of two workers, leading to a stoppage in colle...
DATE: May 13, 2009
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MWI to hold annual Pre-Heritage Day parade
The Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute will hold its 18th Annual Pre-Heritage Day Parade on Thursday.
According to learning disability activities coordinator Juliette Basden, no one will be disappointed by the ...
DATE: May 13, 2009
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The successor to Auditor General Larry Dennis was announced yesterday.
Director of Internal Audit, Heather Jacobs Matthews, will take over from Mr. Dennis on his retirement this August. Mrs. Jacobs Matthews, CA, CFE, has more than 27 years' experienc...
DATE: May 13, 2009
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Gang members from the United States are increasingly making inroads in Bermuda and bringing a greater sophistication to gang behaviour, according to community workers on the streets.
And Bermudians are also heading to the US to take part in gang acti...
DATE: May 13, 2009
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Retail sales fell $1.3 million in March, according to statistics released by Government today.
Consumers spent $88.8 million on goods during the month — down from $90.1 million in 2008 — with experts saying households remain reluctant to spend on non...
DATE: May 13, 2009
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Their motto is to build goodwill and forge better friendships — but two of Bermuda's Rotary clubs may be about to fall out over the issue of female membership.
Hamilton Rotarians will hear a motion next Tuesday on the topic from member Jim Brock, who...
DATE: May 13, 2009
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The head of the Civil Service spoke out yesterday about bossy leaders and the need for civil servants to be accountable, impartial and treated with respect.Kenneth Dill gave his speech to Hamilton Rotary less than two weeks after Premier Ewart Brown ...
DATE: May 13, 2009
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The Premier's decision to cut Government contact with this newspaper has attracted further coverage from abroad.
The Guardian newspaper and the website 'Index on Censorship' both highlighted Ewart Brown's restriction on the flow of information to the...
DATE: May 13, 2009
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