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Canadian Jean-Jacques Lemay was yesterday appointed as Bermuda's new Deputy Police Commissioner -- but on secondment from the Mounties.
Chf. Supt. Lemay is due to take up his new post early in the New Year and will work on the Island for 18 months.
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DATE: Dec 24, 1996
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and family. It is a time to give thanks to God for his protection since Christmases past. It is also a time to reflect on our blessings and to remember those who are not so blessed.
There can be no doubt that God smiles on this little Island with his...
DATE: Dec 24, 1996
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St. George's hotel.
He said a United States-based company was involved in a possible partnership with Club Med.
"It is a publicly-held company traded on the stock exchange,'' he added.
Mr. Dodwell, however, declined to name the enterprise.
Last week ...
DATE: Dec 24, 1996
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continues to increase.
Latest figures from the Bermuda Monetary Authority show that Bermudians and banks have more money in their hands than last year.
According to the BMA's general manager Malcolm Williams the increase is a sign of a healthy econom...
DATE: Dec 24, 1996
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end up in the dock of international courts on a human rights rap over proposals to dump tons of asbestos in the sea.
The blast came after US-based international human rights lawyer Ian Anderson warned that Bermuda could land in trouble if asbestos du...
DATE: Dec 24, 1996
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from home for nearly a week.
Andrea DeSilva, 18, was last seen by her mother at their Southampton home on Tuesday evening.
She left the house shortly after 6.30 p.m. and has not contacted home since.
A Police spokeswoman said: "Andrea is known to fre...
DATE: Dec 23, 1996
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trip from Hamilton.
The incident happened on Saturday night after a young man was picked up outside Oasis nightclub around 10.20 p.m.
The passenger was taken to the Green Acres/Chaingate Hill area and asked the driver to wait while he picked up cash ...
DATE: Dec 23, 1996
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Canada's anti-stalking laws -- similar to legislation drafted in Bermuda -- have failed to bite, a study shows.
Of 1,110 stalking cases in 1994, 39 percent were dropped and ten percent ended in acquittals.
Just 36 percent resulted in a guilty verdict...
DATE: Dec 23, 1996
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Parts of Bermuda were "all shook up'' yesterday when earth tremors were felt between Devonshire and Warwick.
The Royal Gazette was besieged by telephone calls shortly after 4.15 p.m. when the tremors struck, rattling windows and shaking the ground.
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DATE: Dec 23, 1996
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education audit.
The $45,000 report, prepared by a team led by associate professor of educational administration at Iowa State University William Poston, is expected to completed by next year.
Chief Education Officer Joseph Christopher last week conf...
DATE: Dec 23, 1996
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