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Premier Paula Cox is in Brussels today to take part in meetings that offer greater insight into the workings of the European Union and ‘how Bermuda can best be positioned as this governing body addresses the changing economies of its member nations’,...
DATE: Jun 21, 2011
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People with violent backgrounds will be banned from being security guards to ensure they don’t further inflame hot-tempered situations in bars and clubs.
Police will have the power to refuse licences to anyone who has been convicted of a violent or d...
DATE: Jun 21, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Three trailblazers who made Bermuda what it is today have been inducted as the country's new national heroes.
About 200 people attended the National Heroes Day Induction Ceremony to celebrate the lives of Dr Edgar Fitzgerald Gordon (Mazumbo), Dr Pauu...
DATE: Jun 21, 2011
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Politics
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Suspects under the influence of alcohol or drugs must sober up in custody before being interviewed by police, under amendments to the Police And Criminal Evidence (PACE) Act.
Officers have a limited amount of time to interview a detainee from the mom...
DATE: Jun 21, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The Progressive Labour Party has condemned anti-PLP graffiti which has appeared around the Island.
The unsigned images show a cartoon character urinating on the PLP acronym and have been spotted in several places, including Vesey Street, Devonshire, ...
DATE: Jun 21, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Unemployed Bermuda residents have been urged to participate in a registration drive so Government can assess the extent of the problem.
The drive will run from Tuesday, June 21, through to Friday, July 1. Unemployed residents can register online at w...
DATE: Jun 17, 2011
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Politics
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Government is exploring the idea of bringing a US training and vocational programme for young people to Bermuda.
Premier Paula Cox met a contractor from the Job Corps initiative in Bermuda four weeks ago.
She had a follow-up meeting this week with th...
DATE: Jun 17, 2011
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Politics
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Bermuda Tourism Board meetings consist of little more than drinking tea and eating cakes, according to axed member Tony Brannon.
The entertainer says tourism has become “a game of political nit-picking” with Government refusing to adopt innovate idea...
DATE: Jun 17, 2011
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Politics
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For the second time in just over a year, MPs will today debate a new law requiring security guards and private detectives to go on training programmes.
The Private Investigators and Security Guards Act was amended last year to force them to get licen...
DATE: Jun 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
New York’s legislators are making good on a vow to force Mayor Michael Bloomberg to reveal travel details if he leaves the city for long.
Mr Bloomberg’s frequent trips to Bermuda landed him in trouble when he was out of town during a catastrophic bli...
DATE: Jun 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
