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Police say heroin use is on the up while those in the drug world say addicts are moving back to needles, sparking a fear of a new deadly HIV epidemic.
Hundreds of lives were lost in Bermuda at the height of needle sharing in the 1980s and 1990s but h...
DATE: Jul 22, 2004
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Narcotics officers bungled their investigation of an alleged drug smuggler, defence lawyer Victoria Pearman suggested yesterday.
Now the jury is set to decide the facts in the trial of Ghanaian Oshuman Shehu, who denies importing and possessing 344.1...
DATE: Jul 22, 2004
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Premier Alex Scott yesterday defended his administration from charges that it was not moving fast enough on social issues.
Already, he said, steps had been taken to ensure that banks gave lines of credit to small businesses, and the launch of his adm...
DATE: Jul 22, 2004
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Senators yesterday approved two land deals proposed by Government and the Gosling family came up for congratulations from both sides of the House for the community spirit in selling their holdings of White Hill Field in Somerset at a price less than ...
DATE: Jul 22, 2004
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A New York couple who have enjoyed “perfect” vacations in Bermuda for 21 years vowed yesterday that they would never stay at the former Stonington Beach hotel again.
Elizabeth and Joseph Funk, of Staten Island, have been travelling to Bermuda for yea...
DATE: Jul 22, 2004
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Progressive Labour Party colleagues said they were stunned by Tourism and Telecommunications Minister Ren?e Webb's shock resignation from Cabinet on Tuesday.
But some hinted there was more to come about what sparked her sudden departure.
PLP backbenc...
DATE: Jul 22, 2004
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Premier Alex Scott has announced changes in the way Government compensates victims of violent crime.
Speaking in the House of Assembly, Premier Scott (pictured) said: ?While Government is not liable for injuries caused to individuals by acts of other...
DATE: Jul 21, 2004
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Bermuda workers now have new and improved health and safety laws after the Senate unanimously approved legislative changes spearheaded by the Health Ministry.
There was little debate of the Health and Safety Amendment Act 2004 in the Upper Chamber.
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DATE: Jul 21, 2004
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Giving Tourism to Ewart Brown will be a cause of celebration for his many supporters and further evidence of empire building to his equally numerous enemies. But for Premier Alex Scott it seems a logical step to tie Transport with Tourism, even if ha...
DATE: Jul 21, 2004
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Bermuda Tourism Minister Renee Webb resigned from Cabinet yesterday citing "irreconcilable differences" with Premier Alex Scott over his leadership style.
She said she did not feel she was treated properly as a woman and a professional and revealed s...
DATE: Jul 21, 2004
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