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Five Governors from British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean met in Bermuda this week with Governor Sir John Vereker to discuss everything from disaster preparation to financial issues.
The subject of Independence was not broached, however, Sir ...
DATE: Dec 08, 2004
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recommended in the House of Assembly on Monday that several amendments be made to Government?s National Occupational Certification Act 2004. His proposals were rejected by Government in a majority vote.
One amendment, to change the wording in a claus...
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?Our children are having sex at 12, experimenting with drugs at ten and there?s an increase in violence amongst the youth, especially girls,? YouthNet director Clare Mello told Rotarians yesterday.
Ms Mello made an appeal to the Rotarians for help fi...
DATE: Dec 08, 2004
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Condoms and AIDS information packets made the Allen Vincent Smith Foundation a landmark of Bermuda House Lane.
That was until this August when the office closed its doors, leaving Bermuda without a resource centre dedicated to the fight against HIV/A...
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A brave Flamingo with a colourful history was returned to her flock yesterday after flying solo for over a year.
Flo, as she is known by the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo staff, was returned yesterday after a man rescued her from a near collision w...
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Amendments to the Trustee Act 1975 may give Bermuda a competitive edge when attracting foreign trusts to the Island, MPs said on Monday.
spoke on the Trustee Amendment Act 2004 in the House of Assembly.
?The power of advancement allows trustees, in c...
DATE: Dec 08, 2004
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The Department of Consumer Affairs last week issued recalls for two products which residents may have purchased either locally or abroad.
Recalls were issued for both the Procter & Gamble ?Sweep and Vac? vacuum cleaner and the Ab Lounge series of exe...
DATE: Dec 08, 2004
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Taxi drivers to meet today on constitution
Bermuda Taxi Owners Association (BTOA) will be meeting today to ratify their constitution and discuss the implementation of new dispatch technology in local cabs.
A small delegation of taxi drivers travelled...
DATE: Dec 08, 2004
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Miami Heat basketball fans are getting a chance to dance their way to Bermuda thanks to a new initiative between the Tourism Department and American Airlines.
Over the next three months, the Miami Heat organisation will host a series of dance contest...
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?The Ecologist?, an environmental magazine, devoted several articles to the dolphin trade in the August edition.
Statistics published by the magazine revealed that 53 percent of dolphins die within the first three months of captivity.
About 25 percen...
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