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A walkout by hundreds of workers is proof the Government has lost touch with the people, according to the United Bermuda Party. Bermuda was hit by two industrial crises on Friday as more than 400 staff downed tools to demonstrate against the Ministry...
DATE: Apr 17, 2007
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“They’ve taken out all the stops today,” said one Supreme Court official, shaking her head - and her umbrella - as she tried in vain to get into her locked office during the lunchtime break yesterday.
Inside, the usher normally charged with keeping c...
DATE: Apr 17, 2007
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The family of murdered Canadian teenager Rebecca Middleton must wait several weeks to find out if fresh charges can be pressed against suspects in the case.
Top human rights lawyer Cherie Booth called, during a Supreme Court hearing that ended this m...
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L. Freddie Wade's long-time friend Dame Lois Browne-Evans led a chorus of tributes yesterday as the Bermuda International Airport was renamed in honour of the former Opposition Leader.
Dame Lois was given three minutes to offer remarks and talked ext...
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Rebecca Middleton's mother Cindy Bennett spoke of her anguish yesterday after hearing details of her daughter's rape and murder recounted in Supreme Court.
"It was heart-wrenching. The sharp edge has gone but you still feel the pain," she commented d...
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Claims by Premier Ewart Brown that his race relations initiative is a first for Bermuda have been rubbished by the Opposition United Bermuda Party.
Opening a second series of dialogues, he dubbed ‘the Big Conversation’ at the Hamilton Princess yester...
DATE: Apr 17, 2007
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An initiative to train people up in helping teenagers at risk has been inundated with interest.
Demand for places on the Government's Mirrors programme has proved so popular, organisers have had to increase capacity by 25 percent.
Mirrors was launche...
DATE: Apr 17, 2007
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A man carrying a box cutter approached the Premier yesterday and was intercepted by a member of the public.
The box cutter was not in plain view and it's not clear if the man meant any harm to Premier Ewart Brown.
Nonetheless Chief of Staff Sen. Wayn...
DATE: Apr 17, 2007
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A Bermudian mother whose son’s murder has never been solved was in court yesterday to show support for the family of slain Canadian teen Rebecca Middleton.
Marsha Jones told The Royal Gazette: “We have both lost our children and had no justice. We wo...
DATE: Apr 17, 2007
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A legal row has developed over the Government’s plans to demolish derelict homes to make way for affordable housing.
Shadow Housing Minister Senator Kim Swan claims the Government cannot raze dilapidated buildings without a change in the law, but the...
DATE: Apr 17, 2007
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