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Keisha Douglas knows her stuff when it comes to public schools.
The new president of the Bermuda Union of Teachers has worked in education for 13 years, mainly as a teacher but also as a mathematics adviser at the Ministry of Education.
She was made ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2007
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Premier Ewart Brown last night remained silent about his promise that a five-star St. Regis hotel would be confirmed for Club Med a week and a half after December 5.
The Premier had told a Progressive Labour Party meeting in Southampton 12 days ago: ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2007
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Much has been said about how young voters will affect this election but little has been heard about the gender factor — yet there are nearly 2,800 more female Bermudian voters than male voters according to 2000 census figures.
And while the Parliamen...
DATE: Dec 17, 2007
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An official complaint has been made to Police alleging that cheques from a company part owned by Progressive Labour Party candidate Zane DeSilva were forged.
The complaint was made on behalf of Bermuda Composite Construction (BCC) to fraud officers y...
DATE: Dec 15, 2007
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Premier Ewart Brown has refused to explain how he can "support the right to access public information" yet refuse to let people know how many visitors have attended faith-based tourism events.
Former Opposition leader Wayne Furbert, a well-known memb...
DATE: Dec 15, 2007
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The Royal Gazette has contacted the Police over repeated attacks on its website by computer hackers.
The site, www.theroyalgazette.com, crashed on several occasions Thursday and yesterday due to the problem, known as a "denial of service" attack.
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DATE: Dec 15, 2007
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Experts in Bermuda say the number of dog fights in Bermuda has dropped — but they warn that well organised and big money fights will still happen on the Island.
It comes after American football star Michael Vick was this week jailed for 23 months for...
DATE: Dec 15, 2007
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The sudden death of an employee following a heart attack has spurred motor group HWP into organising a series of health initiatives for staff.
Spokeswoman Jocene Wade said the 35-year-old woman, who died in August, initially left work for the day thi...
DATE: Dec 15, 2007
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The PLP has accused the UBP of hypocrisy in allowing their platform presentation video to be played on Government TV, despite their pledge to shut the channel down. The Cabinet Office announced yesterday afternoon: "As a courtesy to the electorate an...
DATE: Dec 15, 2007
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The Immigration Minister yesterday lambasted the Opposition's pledge to grant Bermudian status to long-term residents and their children.
Derrick Burgess told a press conference that giving Bermudian status to those with Permanent Residents Certifica...
DATE: Dec 15, 2007
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