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A new automated Customs process is expected to reduce congestion on the docks.
The Department of Customs will introduce a programme known as CAPS, Customs Automated Processing System, shortly. A spokeswoman for the department said the new system woul...
DATE: Jan 31, 2007
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Bermuda?s Premier Ewart Brown is almost alone among his peers in requiring a personal bodyguard.
This week Public Safety Minister David Burch said a threat assessment had been carried out which required a new higher level of security for Dr. Brown.
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DATE: Jan 31, 2007
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Crime figures dipped in Bermuda after a number of persistent burglars were arrested in the second half of 2006.
However, statistics show the number of burglaries throughout the year ? as well as the overall crime ? was slightly up on 2005.
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DATE: Jan 31, 2007
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Crime figures dipped in Bermuda after a number of persistent burglars were arrested in the second half of 2006.
However, statistics show the number of burglaries throughout the year — as well as the overall crime — was slightly up on 2005.
There were...
DATE: Jan 31, 2007
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Tim Smith
Today middle and high school students will fill out surveys on their use of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.
The questions will ask about consumption patterns, where substance abuse happens, and the risk factors facing young people. The surveys are anoth...
DATE: Jan 31, 2007
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Gaming machines allegedly imported illegally were designed for gambling and were not amusement games, a former FBI agent testified yesterday.
Giving evidence at the trial of two men accused of bringing the machines to Bermuda via the casino ship, Wil...
DATE: Jan 31, 2007
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The Ministry of Works and Engineering is warning motorists that Point Finger Road in Paget, from the entrance of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital to South Road, will be closed until 4 p.m. on Friday. Access to the hospital will be from Point Finger ...
DATE: Jan 31, 2007
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Violent crime is at its highest point in seven years following an increase in attacks by gangs and individuals across Bermuda.
Statistics released yesterday show there were 93 violent crimes in the last three months of 2006 ? more than the correspond...
DATE: Jan 31, 2007
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Opposition Leader Wayne Furbert yesterday hit back at claims that he owed a builder more than $130,000 and falsified a contract to secure a bank loan.
The MP told The Royal Gazette that an agreement drawn up between him and his cousin Floyd Forth for...
DATE: Jan 31, 2007
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On the day that Police reported violent crime had hit a seven-year high, a 77-year-old man and his female companion were viciously attacked by two robbers who broke into their guest house.
The senior was punched in the face ? causing him a bloody nos...
DATE: Jan 31, 2007
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