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The oldest full-rigged tall ship in the world has docked in Bermuda during a voyage that has taken in 18 countries on four continents, crossing the Atlantic Ocean three times.
The Norwegian-built SS Sorlandet dates back to 1927 and is the oldest full...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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Introducing a National Service scheme in which every young person would have to sign up has been condemned as a backward step towards slavery by one pressure group.
And Bermudians Against the Draft (BAD) is urging those who may be enrolled in any fut...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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The Opposition has renewed its call for Government to confirm if it plans to pass legislation allowing tourists to rent cars after an OBA backbencher imported new model electric cars claiming they would be “the ideal tourist rental vehicle”.
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DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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A hard-hitting campaign advising residents to get tested for colon cancer has been launched during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
The public awareness drive uses experiences of Bermuda residents who have been impacted by this disease to demonstra...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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Health
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Gareth Finighan
A US expert in youth counselling will be in Bermuda this week to help professionals who work with troubled teenagers.
David Rotenberg of Caron — a US-based charity that provides treatment for addicts — will offer an “intensive” training programme for...
DATE: Mar 19, 2014
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Criminals may be placing fishing line across roads in an attempt to cause motorists to crash, making them easy targets to rob.
Police have confirmed two incidents at the weekend where motorists were disabled after getting caught up in lines.
And whil...
DATE: Mar 19, 2014
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Crime
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Gareth Finighan
Businesses owned by non-Bermudians will be able to buy up residential and commercial properties under new Government proposals.
But Economic Development Minister Grant Gibbons cautioned that, because land is a scarce commodity, restrictions limiting ...
DATE: Mar 18, 2014
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Independent MP Terry Lister is calling on Government to sack its Commissioner of Education for failing to show a commitment to the Island’s children.
Mr Lister, a former Education Minister under the Progressive Labour Party, issued the call in the Ho...
DATE: Mar 17, 2014
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Education
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Gareth Finighan
The Corporation of Hamilton has been given back control of its own financial affairs after Government lifted a temporary stewardship notice.
But the municipality will have comply with a list of financial instructions, while any big-money items costin...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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The Progressive Labour Party has accused Governor George Fergusson of acting “in an irresponsible manner” after police launched an investigation into a betting shop owned by PLP leader Marc Bean.
And it has suggested that the probe into illegal gambl...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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