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Pensions are to go up in August by three percent but Government has promised a review of whether they are high enough.
Pension contributions are set to rise by 4.25 percent as Government seeks to build the fund, which before corrective action was tak...
DATE: May 11, 2002
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The National Liberal Party yesterday called on Government to act to "restore order and safety" on Bermuda's roads.
Dangerous drivers have turned road use into a "demolition derby", the party said.
"Public Works does the best it can to improve Bermuda...
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The United Bermuda Party last night lost its bid to reform the double jeopardy rule which prevents suspects from being tried twice for the same crime.
Members of the House of Assembly voted against the motion to reform the law by 16 votes to 13, foll...
DATE: May 11, 2002
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Visiting her son's classroom and rubbing his back when he was sick were two of the many reasons why Tristan Martin said that his mother, Debbie, should be voted Mother of the Year.
The Paget Primary School student won the annual Continental Society o...
DATE: May 11, 2002
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One in four women residents say they have been subjected to sexually offensive remarks in the workplace, according to research just released.
The study, commissioned by the Bermuda Family Council, also revealed that many women believed they were paid...
DATE: May 11, 2002
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Finance Minister Eugene Cox was in upbeat mode after visiting Washington DC to lobby Congressmen over new tax laws aimed at grabbing more tax from US firms setting up shell corporations overseas.
However, he was giving little away before he has brief...
DATE: May 11, 2002
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Escaped prisoner caught
A prisoner who escaped from hospital has been re-captured at a house in Southampton.
Gilroy Perott is now in Police custody and will be returned to prison.
The 36-year-old man escaped Police custody on Wednesday night while un...
DATE: May 11, 2002
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A tourist has told of her fears after one of the engines on her Atlanta to Bermuda plane blew up just moments after take off.
Faye Farley was looking forward to visiting her boyfriend during a three-week stay on the Island when her straight forward j...
DATE: May 10, 2002
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The Ministry of Transport last night reported that it was pleased with the initial custom on the Island's new fast ferry - reporting that 31 percent of the seats had been taken on a daily average.
Transport programme coordinator Larry Jacobs said bet...
DATE: May 10, 2002
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Parliament will today consider cosmetic changes to titles in the Legislature with a bill being brought by Attorney General Dame Lois Browne Evans.
The Legislature (Qualifications and Disqualifications) Amendment 2002 proposes to substitute the words ...
DATE: May 10, 2002
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