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Drinkers were evacuated from a Hamilton bar after an electrical fire sparked a “brilliant light show”.
Firefighters were called to an alleyway off Reid Street on Saturday night after a passer-by spotted a shower of sparks flying from a cable hub.
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DATE: Dec 04, 2006
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There are at least 12 million men, women and children around the world currently trapped in the modern slave trade ? that?s why today The Royal Gazette launches our Break The Chains campaign.
We are urging our readers to add their names to an on-line...
DATE: Dec 04, 2006
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A Delta flight with 160 passengers had to be diverted to Bermuda yesterday when one of its two engines stopped working.
The 757 flight was en route from New York to Santo Domingo when the left engine went down 320 miles off Bermuda.
It landed shortly...
DATE: Dec 04, 2006
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A man accused of importing cocaine has shared details of his tangled love life with the jury and explained away his Police statements, saying he was suffering from heroin withdrawal.
Shannon Dwayne Julian Tucker gave the unusual information in a bid ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2006
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MPs on both sides of the House were in agreement that technical education at Bermuda College needs to be improved to help more young Bermudians into jobs.
Speaking during the Motion to Adjourn on Friday, United Bermuda Party MP Grant Gibbons opened t...
DATE: Dec 04, 2006
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More than 12,000 have already signed a petition calling on world leaders to end modern day slavery.
And the human rights charity behind the protest launched at the start of the year today urged Bermuda to follow their example and significantly boost ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2006
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When the horrific transatlantic trade in human life was finally abolished in the early 19th century, anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce could never have imagined the scale of the modern day slavery problem that would grip the world 200 years...
DATE: Dec 04, 2006
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Local charities and schools received $1.5 million from the Bank of Bermuda Foundation between April and September this year.
The individual donations of $25,000 and more were in support of community projects that offer long-term benefits to the Islan...
DATE: Dec 02, 2006
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Government will not back down from its six-year work permit term limit policy — but it could allow ousted workers to return quicker to avoid a brain drain.
Under the term-limit policy, which will begin to bite in April, work permit holders who have n...
DATE: Dec 02, 2006
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Tough new laws tabled by Government yesterday will see jail terms of up to five years and million dollar fines for foreigners or trustees who buy land without approval.
The act is a bid to crack down on fronting trusts illegally buying land for non-B...
DATE: Dec 02, 2006
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