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By all accounts Home Affairs Minister Paula Cox has had a busy year.
In the last session she successfully steered through the groundbreaking Criminal Code Amendment Act which rewrites how Bermuda's deals with its repeat offenders.
And after stormy me...
DATE: Aug 27, 2001
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The death of Scottish expatriate Scott Davidson on Saturday has pushed the grim statistic of road fatalities back upward after three years of declining figures.
Mystery surrounds the circumstances of the year's seventh fatal road traffic accident whi...
DATE: Aug 27, 2001
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Police are gearing up to start recording interrogations of suspects. Coming into effect on October 1 is an order which establishes a Code of Practice which details how the tapings - on video or audio - should be carried out.
The Code of Practice, whi...
DATE: Aug 27, 2001
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Prosecutors last week challenged in the Supreme Court a controversial probation sentence handed down by a magistrate to a former Customs officer for a sex offence.
The ruling was handed down last July by then-Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner - now ...
DATE: Aug 27, 2001
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Controversy continues to swirl about Government backbencher Arthur Pitcher's Southside construction site.
Mr. Pitcher was involved in a widely reported punch-up with employee Ryan Fox on August 15 and now some employees believe they may have lost the...
DATE: Aug 27, 2001
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The Bio Station may soon be getting a facelift if trustees receive permission to move ahead with $2.6 million worth of renovations.
Bermuda Biological Station for Research (BBSR) submitted a proposal for Planning Department approval last week which w...
DATE: Aug 25, 2001
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A cut-price promotional programme aimed at attracting more visitors to the Island resulted in 2,800 people visiting Bermuda.
Under the Elegant Escapes initiative, the Department of Tourism slashed $200 off the cost of a booking by providing the cash ...
DATE: Aug 25, 2001
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Union leader Derrick Burgess is crying foul over a job advert which he says is discriminatory because it bars applicants with child support arrears and pending court cases.
But Bermuda Pest Control Manager Walter Saul defended his advert which he sai...
DATE: Aug 25, 2001
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Hoteliers yesterday revised their predictions for the current tourist season and now believe it will be the worst in decades after the latest official figures showed visitor arrivals are down on last year.
Department of Tourism figures released yeste...
DATE: Aug 25, 2001
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Former British MP Gerry Bermingham is being tipped as a likely successor to Governor Thorold Masefield when he steps down later this year.
Sources close to the Governor's office said Mr. Bermingham had the right credentials as he has a strong legal b...
DATE: Aug 24, 2001
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