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United Bermuda Party leader Kim Swan last night called for the Island's leaders to bring people together on race.
Mr. Swan released a statement saying race advisor Rolfe Commissiong's comments about Friday night's House of Assembly debate on race wer...
DATE: May 12, 2009
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A man who allegedly imported $302,000-worth of cocaine in his bag failed to pick it up from the luggage belt at the airport and reported it missing instead.
A jury heard yesterday that Edward Shawn Dill's suspicious behaviour attracted the attention ...
DATE: May 12, 2009
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Opposition leader Kim Swan last night accused the Progressive Labour Party of "twisting itself into a knot of confusion" over the oath of allegiance to Premier Ewart Brown issue.
PLP chairman David Burt has claimed the statement — signed by Cabinet m...
DATE: May 12, 2009
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More than 20,000 people visited the Botanical Gardens for the 71st Annual Exhibition, Environment Minister Glenn Blakeney told the House of Assembly.
Six thousand exhibits were on display in the agricultural, horticultural and floricultural event.
"V...
DATE: May 11, 2009
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Giving evidence as a witness in a court case can be an unsettling and occasionally intimidating experience.
However, that process is now being eased by two specialist staff from a new Witness Care Unit who are guiding people through each step of the ...
DATE: May 11, 2009
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R&B superstar Mary J. Blige is set to appear live onstage in Bermuda on August 14, at a venue to be disclosed.
She will be supported by Grammy Award winner Robin Thicke, and a number of local acts.
The show is being promoted by local company T.O.C. E...
DATE: May 11, 2009
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The idea of Bermuda College becoming a university is not a new one — but president Duranda Greene believes the time is still not right to make the change.
Ten years ago, former president George Cook pushed for it to become a university college but th...
DATE: May 11, 2009
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Race advisor Rolfe Commissiong last night praised Wayne Furbert's race forgiveness motion — and claimed white politicians had not spoken enough about it in last Friday's seven-hour House of Assembly debate.
Independent MP Mr. Furbert's motion called ...
DATE: May 11, 2009
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The PLP has released the statement signed by Cabinet ministers in support of under-fire Premier Ewart Brown, insisting that it is not an oath of allegiance or loyalty.
The party said the document was written and circulated by Home Affairs Minister Da...
DATE: May 11, 2009
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Bermuda is to grant $20,000 a year to a hospice for AIDS victims in South Africa.
Environment Minister Glenn Blakeney said the Sustainable Development Roundtable had recommended the move to support the Soweto Hospice and Day Care Centre, which helps ...
DATE: May 11, 2009
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