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Government is on the right track when it comes improving literacy in schools, Education Minister Terry Lister has claimed.
Addressing the House of Assembly on Friday, Mr. Lister said the work of the Literacy Committee ? formed three years ago to exam...
DATE: Mar 02, 2005
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A last minute surge of applicants to buy low-cost housing in Southside means a lottery is looking more likely after the deadline closed for hopefuls yesterday afternoon.
Ninety eight homes are up for grabs at $199,000 each and 85 applications have me...
DATE: Mar 02, 2005
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Prison authorities have put three inmates in segregation after an officer was attacked on Monday ? the latest incident of rising violence at Westgate.
According to budget figures assaults jumped from nine to 19 last year with three of the attacks cla...
DATE: Mar 02, 2005
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Bishop Ewen Ratteray said that there is a possible local candidate to replace Canon Alan Tilson who is being axed this summer.
Some parishioners are angry the Bishop of Bermuda has refused to back Canon Tilson?s work permit renewal after 16 years of ...
DATE: Mar 02, 2005
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Police are warning women to be on their guard following a brutal assault on a woman in the early hours of Friday morning.
The woman, who did not wish to be named, had just left Splash nightclub on Bermudiana Road at 3 a.m and was walking to her car p...
DATE: Mar 02, 2005
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Drink driving seems to be increasing ? with eight people arrested at the weekend, Police say.
?We are advising the public that if they must drink, please do not drive,? a Police spokesman said.
?The Bermuda Police Service will be ever vigilant and an...
DATE: Mar 02, 2005
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Following a spate of recent attacks on women, the Bermuda Police Service issued the following safety tips yesterday:
If you need to walk alone, stay alert and be aware of your surroundings. Devices such as a Walkman limit your ability to stay alert.
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DATE: Mar 02, 2005
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The House of Assembly passed a bill bringing in a new tiered payroll tax structure giving breaks for small and medium-sized businesses last night.
The payroll threshold for the lowest rate of 7.25 percent was doubled to $200,000 while a new rate of 1...
DATE: Mar 01, 2005
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Government hopes to bring more than 240 housing units online before the end of 2009, with the majority completed within the next two years, Housing Minister Ashfield DeVent announced yesterday.
He also announced that legislation allowing the BHC to i...
DATE: Mar 01, 2005
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A man nearly became a human torch after he awoke to find gasoline being poured over his body.
Police said the attacker had a lighter in one hand.
His intended victim, however, managed to escape and Police are following up ?specific lines of inquiry?....
DATE: Mar 01, 2005
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