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An elderly man aboard a 41-foot sailboat en route from Bermuda injured in a fall was rescued from the Atlantic during severe weather early Saturday by a Navy helicopter and taken to a ship that was conducting operations nearby.
The man, Joe Wilson of...
DATE: May 09, 2005
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Government's probe into the running of public pension funds misses the point says Opposition Leader Dr. Grant Gibbons by not tackling alleged pay-to-play activities.
He said Finance Minister Paula Cox's governance review will only cover procedures an...
DATE: May 09, 2005
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A Jamaican landscaper who had moved to Bermuda just one month ago has become the Island?s third road fatality in less than two weeks.
The death of the 32-year-old, Pembroke man is the seventh road traffic fatality for 2005 and equals the number of de...
DATE: May 09, 2005
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The Auditor General has expressed frustration over the consistently late financial reporting of many Government departments and quangos, noting that not only does the problem create the potential for fraud, but it is getting worse.
?Over the years......
DATE: May 09, 2005
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Protection for a newly discovered ? but secret ? spawning area for black grouper and red hinds has been extended to the species, by the Ministry of the Environment.
Friends of Fish Chairman Ian Murdoch said a considerable number of fish swim from all...
DATE: May 09, 2005
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A new action plan to combat cigarette smoking in Bermuda has been established according to Health Minister Patrice Minors. Announcing the initiative in the House of Assembly Friday, Mrs. Minors revealed the proposals drawn up by civil servants in the...
DATE: May 09, 2005
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Opposition Leader Grant Gibbons called the BHC scandal ?the darkest period of any Bermuda Government?s history?.
He called it a tragedy that no one in Government was taking accountability.
?The wicked UBP is not smearing BHC,? he said. ?Nothing can b...
DATE: May 09, 2005
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After three-hours of deliberation an eleven person jury found Oshane Eugene Darrell and Jennifer Mederios guilty of possessing approximately $250,000 of cocaine with the intent to supply.
Darrell was also found guilty on a second count of possessing ...
DATE: May 07, 2005
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A fisherman has expressed his disgust at the Corporation of Hamilton?s decision to ban the sale of fish at the dock alongside Number One shed on Front Street ? accusing them of brazenly trampling over a hundred years of Bermudian heritage.
Speaking t...
DATE: May 07, 2005
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The Ministries of Education and Telecommunications have come up with a novel way of ?recycling? refurbished computers ? they?re giving them to middle school pupils who don?t have access to this technology at home.
In the House of Assembly yesterday T...
DATE: May 07, 2005
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