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The Finance Minister said a pay to play scandal last April had not tarnished Government's pension fund, which will pay out an extra $14 to $31.77 per month to seniors from August.
The Contributory Pensions (Amendment of Contributions and Benefits) Or...
DATE: Mar 10, 2006
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The fight to keep drugs out of jails has suffered a damaging blow after it emerged that scanning equipment supposed to detect narcotics has been making mistakes. said the future of the ion scan machines had been called into question.
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DATE: Mar 10, 2006
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The directors of Bermuda Cement Company (BCC) are considering complaining to the Island's new Ombudsman about the Government's handling of its lease renewal, it was revealed last night.
The firm, which has supplied bulk cement to Bermuda's constructi...
DATE: Mar 10, 2006
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Sam Strangeways
IN recent times we have seen an unprecedented number of women being elected to high-level leadership positions in their countries. In several instances they have, in fact, become the first female leaders in their countries' histories.In Germany, afte...
DATE: Mar 10, 2006
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Police attempts to crackdown on crime are being hampered by victims with ?instant amnesia?, it has been claimed.suggested the law should be strengthened to combat the ?silence factor? blighting the Island.
He said there was a ?zipped-up lips? attitud...
DATE: Mar 10, 2006
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Technical students could be better trained in Bermuda than on costly overseas courses, the Opposition alleged in the House this week.said the Government should spend money on developing programmes at Bermuda College for the Island?s future workforce,...
DATE: Mar 10, 2006
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Sam Strangeways
DATE: Mar 10, 2006
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A Minister has scotched fears Bermuda will suffer a ?mass exodus? of foreign workers in 2007.said that although new six-year work permit time limits kicked in from April 1 next year, this would not spark a stampede of workers jetting back overseas, a...
DATE: Mar 10, 2006
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Gang-lore is in its infancy in Bermuda and that gives the Island a golden chance to come together and take action to reverse the trend, according to an American Police officer who has studied the gang phenomenon.
The close proximity of the US and the...
DATE: Mar 10, 2006
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Shadow Health Minister Louise Jackson has launched a scathing attack on the standard of day care provided for seniors at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, claiming incontinent people are not changed often enough.
Speaking during the debate on Wednes...
DATE: Mar 10, 2006
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