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Union boss Armell Thomas last night warned his members would "close down the whole Island" if Government does not back down over a pay row.
Bermuda Public Services Union has issued a 21-day strike notice for the civil service — thought to be the firs...
DATE: Feb 14, 2008
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Economist Craig Simmons is predicting that taxes will go up as Government boosts its coffers to pay for expensive election promises.
The Bermuda College lecturer believes sin taxes, payroll tax and foreign currency fees could all get Budget hikes whi...
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The Bermuda Heart Foundation has set out its goals for "achieving a heart healthy community through partnership".
Chairman David Mutch this week stressed the need for prevention education in schools, workplaces and the wider community, in order to re...
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A teenaged girl yesterday told a court about three alleged sexual encounters she had with a married 37-year-old man.
The defendant, a British national who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded not guilty yesterday in Supreme Court to having unla...
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A Devonshire man was yesterday fined $8,000 after admitting to keeping four dogs illegally.
Troy Winslow Smith, 44, of Roberts Avenue, pleaded guilty to having four pit bulls when he did not have a valid licence for any of the dogs.
The court heard f...
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New United Bermuda Party Sen. Charles Swan gave his maiden speech in the Upper House yesterday — promising to serve the people of the Island with dedication.
Sen. Swan, who was appointed to the Senate last month after running unsuccessfully for the O...
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Residents have launched a protest working group to look at alternatives to Belco's proposed expansion.
The residents, mainly from Pembroke, yesterday announced the formation of the Bermuda Energy Alternatives Taskforce (BEAT) to examine alternative e...
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Instead of spending Christmas Day tearing open gifts with family members, six-year-old Sharwin Fubler was preparing for chemotherapy at the Children's Hospital Boston.
He had just been diagnosed with a serious form of cancer, Acute lymphoblastic leuk...
DATE: Feb 14, 2008
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Police have seized six bladed weapons since the launch of Operation Safer Streets.
Officers have targeted ‘hot spots’ across the Island known for drug dealing, violence and other anti-social behaviour, and have dealt with 305 incidents.
Since the lau...
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The law governing the Corporation of Hamilton is badly in need of amendment, but changes to it may not bring about greater transparency, according to the common councillor heading a review of the legislation.
Kathryn Gibbons, chairwoman of the Corpor...
DATE: Feb 13, 2008
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