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A new law which will make it illegal for people to fish for pleasure from motor boats without a licence was described by an Opposition Senator yesterday as ?a classic case of bureaucracy gone wild?.
Bob Richards said enjoying the Island?s marine envi...
DATE: Jul 20, 2006
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Government will have to subsidise a belated ?lottery winners? housing scheme to the tune of $10.5 million, Sen. David Burch revealed yesterday.
The Housing Minister told the Senate that the Bermuda Homes for People (BHP) scheme at Harbourside Village...
DATE: Jul 20, 2006
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A cruise ship scheduled to come to Bermuda on Saturday has cancelled the trip after it tilted and injured about 20 people.
ABC News reported that two people were critically injured when the ship encountered steering problems and tilted 30 degrees. Pa...
DATE: Jul 20, 2006
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A second Pastor giving evidence in the trial of a Policeman accused of punching a man in the face a man has questioned the accuracy of written Police statements given shortly after the incident.
Pastor Leroy Bean told a court he was with Eversley Zui...
DATE: Jul 20, 2006
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Premier Alex Scott is due to catch a bus to work this morning to draw the public's attention to the need to find sustainable alternatives in everyday life.
Mr. Scott had chosen today to opt for public transport to get from Paget to Hamilton, rather t...
DATE: Jul 20, 2006
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A judge yesterday questioned whether the Governor of Bermuda should still be making decisions on employment disputes ? after hearing how Sir John Vereker upheld a verdict by the Island's dental board which found a dentist and hygienist guilty of seri...
DATE: Jul 19, 2006
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A Policeman has been accused of punching a man twice in the face knocking out two teeth as he apprehended the victim.
Appearing at Magistrates? Court, Police officer Glynn Kellman denied a charge of assault causing grievous bodily harm to Eversley Zu...
DATE: Jul 19, 2006
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Opposition Leader Wayne Furbert last night vowed to step down if his party failed voters on key issues like housing and health.
Speaking at the UBP's first "consultative forum", at Francis Patton Primary School, Mr. Furbert said: "If we do not delive...
DATE: Jul 19, 2006
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A Spanish Point neighbourhood is in uproar after workers began demolishing a wall ? and then left the job unfinished.
Valley View Lane residents fear the leaning wall is a danger and are furious at the debris left behind.
Now they have taken their pr...
DATE: Jul 19, 2006
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Ren?e Webb declared herself encouraged yesterday by a poll on her bid to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation, despite it revealing 48 percent opposition.
Ms Webb said while she believed support was gathering for her efforts, she was sur...
DATE: Jul 19, 2006
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