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The mother of Bermuda's last shooting victim believes the Government's gun amnesty will only work if it is immediately followed by stiffer sentences for firearms offences.
Marsha Jones, whose son Shaundae was blasted to death outside a West End night...
DATE: Nov 18, 2003
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The trial of a man accused of stabbing a tourist in the back on Front Street last year may not go ahead until next spring.
Lorenzo Prince Robinson, 24, was charged with the attempted murder of American Scott Jable, who was shopping with his wife and ...
DATE: Nov 18, 2003
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Opposition House Leader John Barritt has called for a review of Parliamentary rules to help the House of Assembly run "more efficiently and effectively".
For the second year running, Mr. Barritt has proposed amendments to the rules to try and shorten...
DATE: Nov 18, 2003
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This Christmas the halls will have to be decked with extra holly as the favourite Christmas plant, the Poinsettia, is in short supply on the Island.
Damage to Aberfeldy Nursery's Somerset greenhouses from Hurricane Fabian, coupled with importation ch...
DATE: Nov 18, 2003
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Organisers of the Annual Christmas Boat Parade are calling on boat owners, corporations and organisations to pull together and enter the event.
Steve Thomson of the organising committee for the Annual Christmas Boat Parade said many boats were damage...
DATE: Nov 18, 2003
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In a bid to raise the environmental awareness of young Bermudians two Government Ministries have joined together in a "fresh" initiative.
In a Press conference yesterday afternoon with the deputy Governor Nick Carter, Minister of the Environment Nele...
DATE: Nov 18, 2003
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Youths involved in gang violence should be subject to curfews and their parents should be punished for any wrongdoing they commit.
That is the view of Family Learning Centre executive director Martha Dismont, who has been appalled by the recent escal...
DATE: Nov 18, 2003
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Five of the world's best climbers, leading environmentalists, a former Australian of the Year, scores of mountaineering enthusiasts and even royalty are jetting in to Bermuda to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest.
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DATE: Nov 18, 2003
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Many of the Island's gaming machines have been doctored to stack the odds against punters, an industry insider has claimed.
The source said the odds are up to 40 percent worse than similar machines in Las Vegas.
Slot machines are untaxed and unregula...
DATE: Nov 18, 2003
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The Bermuda staff of US Airways have been slammed as ?callous, incompetent and rude? after a senior with medical problems was turned away from a flight at the Airport.
Joseph DeSilva, who has a pacemaker, was hoping to make an emotional visit to a cl...
DATE: Nov 18, 2003
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