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CableVision workers are considering industrial action after accusing the company of dragging its feet over implementing a pay award.
Last month it was announced workers were set for a 4.5 percent pay rise while newly-instituted shift work would allow...
DATE: Jun 02, 2003
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A pet cockatoo died after an acid attack.
The bird, which has been in the St. George's family for more than 25 years, was found dead in its cage by owner Steve Hollis in his garden.
Last week the Hollis family found out that the substance in Salty's ...
DATE: Jun 02, 2003
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Shadow Health Minister Michael Dunkley questioned the PLP Government's track record regarding Hospital Insurance Premiums (HIP) on Friday night.
Mr. Dunkley spoke on the motion to adjourn in the House of Assembly regarding comments made the previous ...
DATE: Jun 02, 2003
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An invitation to attend last week's decolonisation conference in Anguilla was declined because it came too late and Premier Jennifer Smith was already committed to attending Bermuda Day events, according to Ms Smith's aide David Burch.
But the decisi...
DATE: Jun 02, 2003
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Just four percent of PLP MPs are smokers, compared to about 30 percent of the Opposition, it emerged in the House on Friday night.
Tourism Minister Renee Webb made the observation after a story appeared on the Friday evening news with Michael Dunkley...
DATE: Jun 02, 2003
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Messing with a Bermuda skink could end up costing you $5,000 when new legislation designed to protect endangered species comes into effect.
Parliamentarians passed the Protected Species Act 2003 with little substantive debate yesterday. But while mos...
DATE: May 31, 2003
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The Opposition United Bermuda Party (UBP) this week heaped scorn on the ruling party's promise to build more houses to address the affordable housing shortage.
"My question is where have they been for the last five years?" said party chairman Wayne F...
DATE: May 31, 2003
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A special new $25 express postage stamp will be released on Monday to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Coronation of the Queen.
Philatetic co-ordinator for the Bermuda Postal Service, Stanley Taylor, said yesterday that details of the new stamp would...
DATE: May 31, 2003
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Carla Zuill: Are there gangs in Bermuda?
Terry Lister: There's an element of socialisation, young men congregating together and because we're hanging out on the corner every afternoon after work, does that make us a gang? It makes us a group, a bunch...
DATE: May 31, 2003
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Government is tightening up work permit policies in a bid to protect Bermudians and expatriate workers and take into account the new Employment Act.
Home Affairs Minister Terry Lister told the House of Assembly yesterday that many of the changes alre...
DATE: May 31, 2003
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