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Bermuda?s civil service union yesterday called for a review of the way future Chief Justices are appointed, calling the process which resulted in Englishman Richard Ground getting the post ?flawed?.
Bermuda Public Service Union general secretary Edwa...
DATE: Dec 23, 2003
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cting as Santa?s elves,took to the streets of Hamilton yesterday to find out exactly what Bermudians want for Christmas.
And hopefully Santa will prove to be a good real estate agent because topping our unofficial poll for Bermuda?s wish list is hous...
DATE: Dec 23, 2003
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The public row with Britain over the appointment of a non-Bermudian Chief Justice has not pushed Independence on to Government's immediate agenda, Premier Alex Scott said last night.
A special Cabinet meeting will be held this morning, after which th...
DATE: Dec 23, 2003
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Hamilton Mayor Lawson Mapp is hopeful, but not confident, of a trouble-free New Year's Eve.
Mr. Mapp, re-elected in October, has welcomed the increased policing for New Year brought in to prevent a repeat of the fighting outside Number Six Shed last ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2003
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Works and Engineering Minister Terry Lister says disused farm land leased by Gary Mello could be back in use by early next year.
Angry farmers had threatened to plough up the overgrown field at Frog Lane in protest at the waste of land.
However, they...
DATE: Dec 23, 2003
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Dozens of arrests have been made in a pre-Christmas Police purge across the Island.
Officers have been targeting regular haunts ? so-called hotspots ? of those wanted on warrants or suspected of gang-related crime in recent weeks. A large number of P...
DATE: Dec 23, 2003
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Nurses unhappy with their new pay deal are being asked to continue to support the Bermuda Public Service Union.
Changes to the two-year agreement were made on Wednesday by the Bermuda Hospitals Board and the BPSU and included a 3.1 percent pay rise i...
DATE: Dec 23, 2003
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Letter of the law
A 46-year-old man was sentenced to 90 days in prison for sleeping inside Hamilton Post Office and having drug equipment.
Keith Peniston, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to breaching a no trespassing sign and ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2003
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Shadow Telecommunications Minister Trevor Moniz has offered his professional arbitration skills to help solve the ongoing cable broadcast row.
Mr. Moniz also claimed that “the Bermudian public will be the losers” if the threats of legal action, and n...
DATE: Dec 23, 2003
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Hotel roof fire
A roof fire at the Fairmont Southampton Princess brought three fire trucks and 13 fire personnel to the resort yesterday morning.
But workmen were able to put the blaze out before the Fire Department arrived, though not before the fla...
DATE: Dec 23, 2003
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