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A warning to illegal workers was sent out by Minister of Labour Derrick Burgess last night, who is considering asking Parliament to make immigration breaches a criminal offence.
At the moment, those caught working without permits are dealt with under...
DATE: Sep 29, 2006
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September 24, 2006
IN his latest Commentary about the Government's decision to build the new KEMH in the Botanical Gardens (Mid-Ocean News, September 15), Tim Hodgson recalls The Three Kings of Bermuda, whose greed (for power — as the title, King, su...
DATE: Sep 29, 2006
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Governor Sir John Vereker has called on Government to invest "more effectively" in public education ? in a speech which also appeared to criticise controversial Cabinet plans to build a new hospital in the Botanical Gardens.
The Queen's representativ...
DATE: Sep 29, 2006
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Between 30 and 40 residents held an open-air discussion about the anti-social behaviour of youngsters in their neighbourhood after United Bermuda Party Leader Wayne Furbert went along to hear their grievances in person.
In a car park off Radnor Road ...
DATE: Sep 29, 2006
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Government has refused to grant exemptions to bars which applied to opt out of the smoking ban which comes into full effect on Sunday.
Smokers caught lighting up in public face fines of up to $250 while employers can be fined $1,000.
Although the law...
DATE: Sep 29, 2006
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Government has advised that it is safe to eat spinach, as long as it was not produced in the United States.
As reported on September 16, people had been urged to throw out the plant after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an alert to c...
DATE: Sep 29, 2006
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The daughter of civil rights hero Martin Luther King is due to send a "spellbinding" message to the Island when she delivers a series of speeches over the next few days.
Rev. Bernice King ? who will give three talks as part of Government's faith-base...
DATE: Sep 29, 2006
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Workers at a Government depot in Devonshire downed tools yesterday morning amid confusion about plans to move a carpentry workshop from there to Bailey's Bay.
Bermuda Industrial Union President Chris Furbert said the Ministry of Works and Engineering...
DATE: Sep 29, 2006
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Two men were jailed for 18 months yesterday after they admitted causing actual bodily harm to Torrick Williams during a vicious attack that started on Court Street and ended in the area of the Ducking Stool where the victim managed to escape.
Twenty-...
DATE: Sep 29, 2006
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The former First Lady of Ghana stepped in as a last-minute replacement panellist during the Second African Diaspora Heritage Trail Conference in Hamilton and spoke of the importance of family and particularly that the African-rooted tradition of comm...
DATE: Sep 29, 2006
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