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A top doctor forced to retire because of his age has dropped his legal action against the Bermuda Hospitals Board. ---- Page 3 HUNG JURY IN DRUGS CASE CTS Hung jury in drugs case A Supreme Court jury yesterday failed to return a verdict and one m...
DATE: Jun 24, 1998
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legal action against the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
But Government could be set to amend Human Rights legislation which would make mandatory retirements illegal.
Dr. G.B. (Bert) McPhee, the Island's only qualified geriatrician -- specialising in the tr...
DATE: Jun 24, 1998
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Gareth Finighan
appeal against the sentence rejected by the Court of Appeal.
Stephen Wilfred Pitt, of Alexandra Road, was sentenced in February after being found guilty on two counts of receiving stolen goods, including a hand saw, 73 cans of soda and more than a do...
DATE: Jun 24, 1998
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immigrant Chandrase Gopinath by next week.
And the Registrar of the Deputy Governor's office said he could not speculate on what might be the outcome of the case of the Sri Lankan teen.
Yesterday, Registrar Paul Dryden said: "Through the British Cons...
DATE: Jun 24, 1998
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Government has tabled a bill in Parliament requiring all companies to begin private sector pension plans for their employees in 18 months.
When enacted and implemented The National Pension Scheme (Occupational Pensions) Act 1998 will also set up a na...
DATE: Jun 23, 1998
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Ahmed Elamin
Government emphasised the negative aspect of school drug testing.
Senate Opposition Leader Milton Scott recently slammed Government for not establishing legislative framework for a critical piece of the Education Act.
And he criticised Government for...
DATE: Jun 23, 1998
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Two Bermuda Police officers assisting in a probe into a drowning tragedy off the Turks and Caicos Islands have returned home.
But three officers -- all fluent in the French-based Haitian tongue of Creole -- remain to assist in interviewing around 70 ...
DATE: Jun 23, 1998
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Education Minister Tim Smith yesterday announced the Bermuda Union of Teachers and his department had reached an agreement on the lunch-time dispute.
Earlier this year, the BUT were upset over the extra hours some teachers worked during their lunch p...
DATE: Jun 23, 1998
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takes effect.
The Government is getting tough on individuals and companies that burn waste without a licence, and are urging the community to help them in their fight.
The move comes after one incident where illegal burning at a quarry in the Bailey'...
DATE: Jun 23, 1998
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court of appeal, The Royal Gazette has learned.
For lawyers acting for would-be burger barons Grape Bay Ltd. yesterday formally asked the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal to London's Privy Council.
But it could take up to a year before the London ...
DATE: Jun 23, 1998
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor