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Bermuda has evolved into a society of haves and have-nots as a result of the astronomical cost of basic living expenses.
And more than 400 senior citizens need financial assistance to bridge the gap between their pensions and their daily living expen...
DATE: Apr 01, 2004
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New laws to protect gays from discrimination indicate Government is willing to take a serious look at protecting homosexuals from discrimination, according to the spokesperson of a local gay rights group.
Nicky Bowers, spokesperson for the Bermuda Ra...
DATE: Apr 01, 2004
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A street vendor who sold his wares illegally on a sidewalk in Hamilton was fined $50 in Magistrates' Court yesterday.
Crown counsel Sharika Dill, told the court that Buford Smith, 41, of Ballast Point Road, St. George's was seen on November 28, 2003,...
DATE: Apr 01, 2004
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Police are investigating an allegation that two boys at CedarBridge Academy sexually assaulted a female student.
The alleged attack is understood to have taken place on Monday.
The Ministry of Education last night confirmed Police are investigating t...
DATE: Apr 01, 2004
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The long awaited court reporting system should be up and running in the Supreme Court within weeks, Chief Justice Richard Ground said yesterday.
?The last hurdle was to let the transcription contract which has now been done,? he said.
He added he is ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2004
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The court system is in dire need for reforms that would bring it into the modern age, Chief Justice Richard Ground said yesterday.
In his first interview since assuming office in March, Mr. Justice Ground said the system suffered from structural, reg...
DATE: Apr 01, 2004
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Bermudians of all backgrounds and races need to come together to celebrate the Bermuda Day Parade, Hamilton Rotary was told yesterday.
Government Cultural Affairs Officer Dr. Gary Burgess said the goal of the Parade when it began after the 1977 Riots...
DATE: Apr 01, 2004
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Premier Alex Scott met with US Consul General Denis Coleman before the US diplomat left the Island for good, Government spokeswoman Beverle Lottimore said yesterday.
Mr. Scott promised to meet with Mr. Coleman, who left the Island yesterday, followin...
DATE: Apr 01, 2004
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A host of Government fees go up from today ? with most rising by five percent in the first hike in two years.
Duty on cigarettes will be increased by $5 a carton to bring in an extra $1.6 million while vehicle licence fees will go up by an average of...
DATE: Apr 01, 2004
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The principal of Whitney Institute said last night he believed adult drug dealers were targeting youngsters at the school after four students were caught with marijuana.
The boys were found with what principal Freddie Evans described as ?significant?...
DATE: Apr 01, 2004
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