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Progressive Labour Party chairman David Burt has thrown his party's support behind the 2009/2010 budget.
"The fact that our Government is able to expand services and provide a strong and stable social safety net during these tough economic times is a...
DATE: Feb 23, 2009
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Police want greater community partnerships in tackling anti-social behaviour in North Hamilton.
Officers want residents to lobby their MPs to demand rehabilitation schemes for offenders but also want to see improved communication.
The Community Actio...
DATE: Feb 23, 2009
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The Department of Tourism's budget has been cut by eight percent.
An estimated $32.48 million will be spent on tourism this year, down from $35.30 million last year and $42.07 in 2007/08.
Meanwhile Friday's Budget revealed the Department has shed 27 ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2009
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Tim Smith
Fishery wardens will gain Police enforcement powers under plans by the Environment Ministry, announced in the Budget.
In the Budget speech, Deputy Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox said: "The Department of Environmental Protection will conduct t...
DATE: Feb 23, 2009
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A female motorist was fined $150 and given six points on her licence for excessive tint on her car windows.
Amy-Lyn Browne, 26, was brought to Magistrates' Court on a warrant after failing to appear on a previous occasion.
Acting Magistrate Nicole St...
DATE: Feb 23, 2009
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Education got the second biggest chunk of Friday's Budget, with $149.1 million to be spent in the coming year.
The allocation — almost $6 million more than was budgeted for the Ministry in 2008/9 — will include extra spending on teacher training, the...
DATE: Feb 23, 2009
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A British couple were rescued at sea around 320 miles south east of Bermuda after a nightmare 40 day ordeal on a broken yacht.
Stuart Armstrong, 51, and his partner Andrea Davison, 48, tried to head to the Island after disastrous technical failures o...
DATE: Feb 23, 2009
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A prosecutor's accusations on Facebook that a defendant was lying prompted calls for his murder trial to be halted and landed her in hot water.
Takiyah Burgess's remarks that "Takiyah is in court ready for the lies" and "Takiyah is listening to a pac...
DATE: Feb 23, 2009
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Gunshots and vehicle fires hit St. Monica's Road in Pembroke over the weekend, prompting calls for a permanent Police presence in the gang-blighted area.
Shots rang out around 3.45 a.m on Saturday in what is understood to be a 'drive by shooting' inc...
DATE: Feb 23, 2009
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Is it time to follow some of the Caribbean nations and modernise Bermuda's anti-corruption laws? Shadow Attorney General John Barritt argues Bermuda needs to move with the times.
Much of Bermuda has been agog at the daily diet of sensational headli...
DATE: Feb 23, 2009
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