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This week's shootings again displayed a truth about Bermuda that many people tacitly admit but try to ignore.
Violent crime can break out suddenly and with fatal consequences, although in this case, three people's lives appear to have been spared.
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DATE: Apr 27, 2006
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TODAY IN HISTORYTODAY is Thursday, April 27, the 117th day of 2006. There are 248 days left in the year.
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In 1509, Pope Julius II excommunicated the Italian state of Venice. (The pope lifted the ban in February 1510.)
In 1521, Portuguese ...
DATE: Apr 27, 2006
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Last week's murder trial gave Bermuda a rare and shocking insight into the risks of abuse in the comminity.
It would be wrong at this time to debate the merits of Andre Hypolite's conviction since his lawyer has made it clear he intends to appeal, bu...
DATE: Apr 27, 2006
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Last week's "ride-by" shooting at the recently opened The Swizzle in Warwick helps to explain why, even if overall crime statistics are generally declining, the public is more worried about public safety than ever.
What causes even more concern is th...
DATE: Apr 27, 2006
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Confidence eroded
April 17, 2006
Dear Sir,
The BIU have colonised the Progressive Labour Party Government because Ministers and PLP Members of Parliament almost never take positions that are in conflict with union leadership.
This is especially troub...
DATE: Apr 27, 2006
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Animals in circuses
April 21, 2006
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Three years ago I wrote to your paper on behalf of the Captive Animals' Protection Society, a UK organisation campaigning to end the use of animals in circuses. This followed a visit to Bermuda by the Tarz...
DATE: Apr 26, 2006
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WASHINGTON — Just my luck. I go away on vacation and it happens to be the week when George W. Bush’s geostrategic — I suppose that should be “geostrategeric” — view of the current world situation is revealed: Russia big. China big, too. World leaders...
DATE: Apr 26, 2006
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LONDON (Reuters) — For now, there may be more symbol than substance in Osama bin Laden’s call for jihad in Darfur, but that could change if UN peacekeepers go to Sudan’s troubled western region, al Qaeda experts said yesterday.Most doubted the Saudi-...
DATE: Apr 25, 2006
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BOSTON By now I am certain that the most complicated piece of equipment I operate on a daily basis is not my computer. It’s my body. As the sole certified owner, I am expected to download the latest information to my user’s manual and then promptly ...
DATE: Apr 24, 2006
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Today in HistoryToday is Monday, April 24, the 114th day of 2006. There are 251 days left in the year.
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In 1792, the national anthem of France, La Marseillaise, was composed by Capt. Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
In 1800, the US Congress...
DATE: Apr 24, 2006
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