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Calls for a massive clean-up at Bermuda’s former Baselands were reignited yesterday as an investigation continues into claims lethal defoliant Agent Orange was dumped at Kindley Air Force Base in the 1960s.
A huge opportunity for development is being...
DATE: Jul 05, 2007
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A serial burglar who amassed a haul of goods worth more than $57,000 was given a suspended jail sentence last Friday.
Kevin Butterfield raided homes in Pembroke, Devonshire and Smith’s over several weeks last summer. He claimed he was either looking ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2007
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Opposition MP Cole Simons last night reiterated his concern about the Environment Minister's decision to allow foreign soil imports for Bermuda's flagship cricket venue.
Neletha Butterfield tabled new regulations in the House of Assembly last Friday ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2007
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Concern about the arrest of Auditor General Larry Dennis has been raised in Britain’s House of Parliament.
Shadow Trade and Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Clifton-Brown asked the UK Government what assessment had been made of the implications for ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2007
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Attempts to crack down on a spate of bladed weapon attacks are being held back because too many witnesses refuse to come forward, Police Commissioner George Jackson said today.
Offenders are able to walk away unchallenged because onlookers fail to re...
DATE: Jul 05, 2007
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Teachers’ union leader Mike Charles is calling on Government to issue clear statistics on the number of students graduating from the two senior public schools. The general secretary of Bermuda Union of Teachers (BUT) spoke out after figures released ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2007
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The Progressive Labour Party had to cancel the roll-out of its first election candidate last week — after George Scott refused to be shunted out of his Warwick seat to fight a neighbouring Opposition-held seat.
And it’s understood the embarrassing ab...
DATE: Jul 04, 2007
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Backbencher Renée Webb last night backed MP George Scott in his fight to keep his seat as she lambasted Ewart Brown for ruthlessly trampling on a former ally.
She told The Royal Gazette: ‘’I am happy that George Scott is holding his ground based on p...
DATE: Jul 04, 2007
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A man allegedly guilty of breaching Bermuda's anti-gambling laws by importing 100 gaming machines on the Niobe Corinthian casino ship has denied any wrongdoing.
George Kezas, 72, told Magistrates' Court his description as managing director of the shi...
DATE: Jul 04, 2007
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Three hundred families will see their rent slashed to a quarter of their income after the Bermuda Housing Corporation moved to make their monthly bill more manageable.
And the BHC will take an additional ten percent of their earnings and hold it in a...
DATE: Jul 04, 2007
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