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Government is guilty of "bureaucratic bungling" over the Parole Board Act, says the Opposition United Bermuda Party (UBP).
Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Opposition's spokesperson for Labour, Home Affairs and Public Safety, yesterday described as "scan...
DATE: Dec 29, 2001
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No damage was reported and only one boat broke its moorings during yesterday morning's stormy weather.
Strong, unexpected gusts ran across the Island with winds peaking at about 40 knots at about 2 a.m. The strong winds stayed in the area as a cold f...
DATE: Dec 28, 2001
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Although there are rumours of North Americans lining up outside malls before they open and Canadians waiting until after Christmas to do their Christmas shopping in order to take full advantage of the slashed prices and Boxing Day sales, Bermudians d...
DATE: Dec 28, 2001
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Magistrate Carlisle Greaves overruled pleas from the defence and the Crown yesterday to be lenient to a young motorbike thief.
The acting Senior Magistrate fined Jason Pimental, 16, $250, although defence lawyer Llewelyn Peniston wanted a conditional...
DATE: Dec 28, 2001
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Business was booming in town yesterday bringing good news for retailers who feared continuing losses in the wake of the September 11 attacks.
A number of stores around Hamilton said they were as busy as the same period last year, if not busier, as sh...
DATE: Dec 28, 2001
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A virulently anti-Catholic booklet which claims the Vatican will be damned and that Catholic priests believe church members who do not accept the Communion wafer should be killed, has been found in King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
The booklet, whic...
DATE: Dec 28, 2001
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Prisoners who are up for parole need only wait a few more weeks for their hearing, The Royal Gazette has learned.
Labour and Home Affairs Permanent Secretary Robert Horton said yesterday that the newly established parole board will start its work thr...
DATE: Dec 28, 2001
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Postmaster General Clevelyn Crichlow yesterday allowed St. George's Post Office to re-open after Police gave the all clear to a mystery white powder found on the site on Monday.
The office was closed and staff sent home on Christmas Eve following the...
DATE: Dec 28, 2001
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There is a mixed picture across the Island this festive season as hotels have tried to entice locals and tourists to book up for Christmas and New Year breaks.
Hotels are reporting that locals are booking heavily for New Year's Eve to take advantage ...
DATE: Dec 28, 2001
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A flooded office building shut down several business yesterday only hours after the end of the Christmas holiday.
Drenched office workers and firefighters struggled to cover up valuable computers before soaked ceiling tiles gave way under inches of w...
DATE: Dec 28, 2001
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