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Transport Minister Ewart Brown will this morning table proposals to increase the maximum size of taxis and enable a "new class of taxi service".
Dr. Brown had discussed plans to allow luxury limousine service on the Island early this year, saying the...
DATE: May 16, 2003
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No date has been set yet for implementing Police reforms passed in the House of Assembly earlier this year governing how suspects are treated and samples taken.
The Police Amendment Act, drawing heavily on the 1984 Police and Criminal Evidence Act (P...
DATE: May 16, 2003
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Five American cruise ship passengers were fined for drug possession yesterday prompting lawyer Mark Pettingill to call for tourists to be given more warnings about the Island's strict drug policy.
Todd Michael Bobst, 25, of Pennsylvania, was fined $1...
DATE: May 16, 2003
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A new $5.4 million state-of-the art nerve centre at Belco is set to improve power cut control, save the company millions and help to keep costs down for customers.
At the grand opening yesterday, president Garry Madeiros said the five-week old system...
DATE: May 16, 2003
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Operation Respect - a campaign aimed at reducing school bullying and helping young people to become responsible citizens - has been honoured by the US House of Representatives.
Operation Respect, which is spearheaded by Peter Paul and Mary singer Pet...
DATE: May 16, 2003
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The United Bermuda Party will not vote for a mandatory GPS system in taxis, members said yesterday.
And if the measure is put into law, the UBP will repeal it if they win the next General Election.
But Transport Minister Ewart Brown characterised the...
DATE: May 16, 2003
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Finance Minister and Deputy Premier Eugene Cox made a rare public appearance at the launch of Belco's new operations centre yesterday.
Looking slimmer than in the past, Mr. Cox said he was recovering but declined to comment further. The nature of the...
DATE: May 16, 2003
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Bermuda gets the glossy treatment in an eight-page spread in this month's Cooking Light magazine.
The piece covers everything from tours, views, dining, bars and beaches and commends the Island for its old fashioned ways.
One of those featured in the...
DATE: May 16, 2003
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Human remains were visible after a grave was hacked open at the Prospect Military Cemetery yesterday morning.
National Trust workers discovered the open grave around 9 a.m. The stone slab covering the grave had been hacked into and pushed over, Natio...
DATE: May 16, 2003
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Mother Donna Smith was joined yesterday by another concerned mother calling for a secure care unit at St. Brendan's.
Ms Smith's son, Earl Rashun Smith died earlier this week of a heart attack after falling into a diabetic coma while in an abandoned o...
DATE: May 15, 2003
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