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The leader of Bermuda?s teaching union is calling for the cane to be used on unruly students in Bermuda?s public schools.
Mike Charles, general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers (BUT), said he advocated a return to corporal punishment being ...
DATE: May 08, 2006
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Premier Alex Scott has been challenged to take a lie detector test with Opposition Wayne Furbert to find out who is right about their meeting in January when Mr. Furbert claims he was verbally invited to join a forthcoming diplomatic mission to Washi...
DATE: May 08, 2006
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A rider who lost control of his bike and crashed into a roadside pole was last night in ?critical but stable? condition in hospital.
The 23-year-old suffered head and internal injuries after the accident on North Shore Road, Hamilton, yesterday after...
DATE: May 08, 2006
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Alterations to Bermuda's Human Rights Act have been passed by the House of Assembly paving the way for the possible outlawing of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation.
Community Affairs Minister Dale Butler originally tabled his Human R...
DATE: May 08, 2006
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A city stabbing left a teenager under intensive care last night.
The 19-year-old victim was said to be in a serious condition in intensive care, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital confirmed yesterday, after an early hours scuffle ended in a stabbing. ...
DATE: May 08, 2006
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Auditor General Larry Dennis has renewed his calls for legislation to protect those who blow the whistle on fraudsters.
Mr. Dennis has recommended progress on this front in two previous reports. In 2004, he presented survey results from the United Ki...
DATE: May 08, 2006
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A six-foot long skull of a dinosaur has arrived in Bermuda as part of a forthcoming prehistoric display of marine life that swam through the world's oceans, lakes and rivers 65 million years ago.
A huge skull belonging to an alligator-type creature t...
DATE: May 08, 2006
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he first phrase that springs to mind after a two-hour chat with Mike Charles on the failings and successes of Bermuda?s much-maligned public education system is ?old school?.
Everything about him ? from his solid handshake, neat spectacles and perfec...
DATE: May 08, 2006
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Public forums and a media blitz are in the pipeline to inform people about the risk of a flu pandemic.
Health Minister Patrice Minors (pictured) said that panel discussions and a mail-drop are also planned to ensure Bermuda is prepared for a crisis w...
DATE: May 06, 2006
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Government has decided not to try to force through a controversial clause making premium overtime compensation mandatory.
Yesterday the Employment Amendment Act 2006 was tabled in Parliament but made no mention of abolishing the ?opt out? which lets ...
DATE: May 06, 2006
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