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Police have reiterated their appeal for members of the public not to drink and drive tonight as they brace themselves for the New Year's Eve festivities.
During the last seven days over the holiday period, there have been seven drink driving arrests,...
DATE: Dec 31, 2002
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A newly-found coin thought to be an extremely rare example of Bermuda's first currency is to be sent to London next week for verification.
Firefighter Arthur Raynor discovered what he hopes is an original Hog Shilling, dating from 1616, in St. George...
DATE: Dec 31, 2002
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Labour unrest seemed to increase in 2002 compared to recent years as everyone from teachers to CableVision staff took to the streets at some point during the year:
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CableVision infighting sparks a one-day strike.
Otis Elevator employees down t...
DATE: Dec 31, 2002
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Disruptive students, rows over school uniforms, and questions over whether special needs students were having their needs met were some of the challenges the education system faced in 2002.
At the same time, there were improvements in school testing,...
DATE: Dec 31, 2002
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A dispute between doctors and insurance companies over a new schedule for fees for hospital procedures dominated the health sector in 2002.
The two sides were deadlocked for months over the new schedule which could have seen patients being forced to ...
DATE: Dec 31, 2002
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Prison case workers say professional pride not pay is at the heart of their dispute with Government.
And they are frustrated they have been ignored for two years as they sought to get updated job descriptions after their jobs moved from part time to ...
DATE: Dec 30, 2002
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A Devonshire father who went to desperate measures for the sake of his infant child, pleaded guilty to charges of shoplifting in Magistrates' Court on Friday.
Jamel Wilkinson, 30, of Hermitage Road, Devonshire, was stopped by a store detective from t...
DATE: Dec 30, 2002
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Torrential rain poured down on Devonshire Old Church on Saturday for the wedding of Diana Dill Douglas Darrid, the mother of film star Michael Douglas.
But the wet weather didn't keep away the press photographers who were desperate for any shots they...
DATE: Dec 30, 2002
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Plans to replace derelict buildings on East Broadway with a new, four-storey waterfront office block have been submitted for final Planning approval.
Wilkinson Estates Ltd. is asking to convert a 13,460 square feet of waterfront with wharf and sea wa...
DATE: Dec 30, 2002
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No plans to increase health inspections on cruise ships entering Bermuda have been made in the wake of several recent disease outbreaks on board ships in the Caribbean, says Maritime Administrator Duncan Currie.
Such outbreaks are "not unusual in the...
DATE: Dec 30, 2002
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