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A man accused of holding two women hostage appeared in Magistrates' Court on charges yesterday.
Randolph Lightbourne, 42, of Spring Benny Road, Sandys was not required to enter a plea as the charges are indictable.
Lightbourne was charged with five o...
DATE: Mar 10, 2009
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Sports Minister Glenn Blakeney yesterday accused his fellow Cabinet Minister Terry Lister of lying as he admitted to overruling the Annual Sports Awards' nominating committee and naming James Stout Male Athlete of the Year.
Mr. Blakeney made the accu...
DATE: Mar 10, 2009
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Opposition Leader Kim Swan has condemned Government for its 'reprehensible decision' to strip Roy Allen Burch of the Male Athlete of the Year Award.
In a strongly worded statement, Mr. Swan criticised Government for 'one of the worst decisions ever t...
DATE: Mar 09, 2009
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Former Police Commissioner Jonathan Smith has called for more armed Police on the streets, claiming unarmed officers are "playing roulette' with their lives.
His comments came after several recent gun incidents and with a man still on the run three m...
DATE: Mar 09, 2009
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A new campaign has been launched aimed at recruiting more volunteers to work in the Government's Mirrors programme.
This week, Mirrors staff and participants will be around the city promoting the 'Are You A Possibility' campaign in a drive to get mem...
DATE: Mar 09, 2009
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Bermuda's hospitals have received top marks from health body Accreditation Canada.
Only 20 percent of Canadian hospitals achieve the unconditional accreditation awarded to Bermuda, according to Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB). The group's report, based...
DATE: Mar 09, 2009
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The campaign to tackle racism at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital has been so successful, Bermuda could be a model for the rest of the world, according to Ombudsman Arlene Brock.
Ms Brock says Bermuda Hospitals Board is moving swiftly to address all...
DATE: Mar 09, 2009
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Flagstone Re boss Mark Byrne has been appointed chairman of a newly revamped and permanent Board of Education.
Belco President Vince Ingham is the new deputy chairman and other members include PLP MP Ashfield DeVent, businessman Darren Johnston and F...
DATE: Mar 09, 2009
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Stark images of violence against women — including an "adulteress" being stoned to death in Iran — were on display in Hamilton to highlight International Women's Day.
The graphic photographs from around the world were exhibited outside the library by...
DATE: Mar 09, 2009
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Auditor General retires on August 31 at 31 years on the job
Auditor General Larry Dennis is to retire at the end of August.
Mr. Dennis, who has been in the job for 31 years, has been a controversial figure in recent times and was arrested and spent t...
DATE: Mar 09, 2009
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