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Government’s training initiatives have benefited “countless” unemployed and underemployed Bermudians, Economy Minister Patrice Minors said yesterday.
Mrs Minors was backed by PLP candidate Diallo Rabain, a board member of the National Training Board,...
DATE: Nov 24, 2012
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A Government pledge to rebuild a wall and reopen a road in Devonshire after nine years of complaints was met with mixed feelings from locals yesterday.
One Devon Spring Road resident described the news as like being “given a million dollars” but othe...
DATE: Nov 24, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Getting young Bermudians educated and working ahead of impending demographic shifts will prove critical in the future, the One Bermuda Alliance warned.
Pembroke Central candidate Andrew Simons said the OBA planned to keep “an eye on the road ahead” i...
DATE: Nov 24, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Historically, voter turnout in has been high in Southampton West Central, where residents solidly pledged their support to the former United Bermuda Party.
There are 1,220 registered voters this year, 19 more than in 2007 when 954 votes were cast (7...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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Parliamentary hopeful David Petty is promising to push for equal human rights, good governance and sustainability if Pembroke South West voters elect him on December 17.
Mr Petty’s “Liberal Socio-Capitalist” platform, released yesterday, also calls f...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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Premier Paula Cox has been named honorary chairwoman of the Atlanta-based World Chamber of Commerce.
She learned of the appointment at the organisation’s international economic and environmental summit in Atlanta last week.
“Although it was a persona...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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A central and well-populated residential area of Bermuda, Warwick North Central has shown above-average voter turnout in the last two elections.
Median income lags behind the national median, but only by a few%age points.
According to the latest Cens...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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Politics
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Whichever party wins the general election next month, political victory will come with the heavy responsibility for huge public debt and the need for unpopular decisions on government spending and revenue.
By the end of the fiscal year in March next ...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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Constituency 27, Warwick North Central, is a populous residential district — and, comparatively young, in relation to the rest of the Island.
Containing 1,028 Bermudians according to the 2010 Census, the area running from Burnt House Hill to Longford...
DATE: Nov 22, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Repairs to a collapsed wall in St George’s have begun — more than a year after falling debris injured a motorist.
The rock face on Wellington Lane collapsed due to the heavy rain in July, 2011, falling on top of Marvin Iris as he rode his motorcycle....
DATE: Nov 22, 2012
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