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With the cost of parking vouchers rising 75 percent in the coming weeks, many residents are questioning if the impact on traffic will be worth the out-of-pocket expense.
The increase in cost is hoped to encourage drivers to park in the City's parking...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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The Opposition has labelled the 2007 Auditor General's report as a damning indictment of Finance Minister Paula Cox's management of the people's money.
United Bermuda Party Shadow Minister of Finance Bob Richards said it painted a disturbing picture ...
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A man who stabbed a rival nine times with a pitch fork in a row about offensive graffiti has been jailed for three years.
Seirgio Drover Perinchief, 23, caused victim Matthew Sousa to suffer serious chest injuries including bleeding to his lungs.
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Full-time enrolment at Bermuda College has dropped to its second lowest point in the last five years — with tiny numbers of students now taking technical education and hospitality courses.
Figures released by the Ministry of Education reveal that the...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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Emily Ross was expected to do well in her International Baccalaureate exams — but even she got a shock when she got her results.
The 17-year-old Bermuda High School for Girls student achieved a perfect score of 45, becoming one of an elite internatio...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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The Department of Tourism last night moved to scotch reports that up to 20 staff may face the axe in the US as the New York tourism office is downsized.
A new US firm has been brought in to promote the Island there, sparking fears of large scale job ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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Island residents Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones can be seen on the big screen this evening in a movie warning of the perils of drug abuse.
A free screening of R-rated 'Traffic' is being presented at the Liberty Theatre at 6.30 p.m. by the D...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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A tourism summit will be hosted by Premier Ewart Brown on August 15, amid plummeting numbers of visitors to Bermuda.
According to his press secretary Glenn Jones the aim is "to foster in-depth talks about strengthening the performance of the Bermuda ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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Auditor General Larry Dennis has called for Pembroke Parish council to be scrapped and others warned about suffering the same fate after losing patience with their lack of fiscal accountability.
Five years ago he questioned whether parish councils se...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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A "businessman in the industry of drug dealing" who conspired to import more than $300,000 worth of cocaine in FedEx packages has been jailed for ten years.
Raynol Todd, who is disabled through a back injury, duped acquaintance Andre Phillip Hill int...
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