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The Corporation of Hamilton is to mount a legal challenge to recent laws changing the way the municipality operates — and is paying out hundreds of thousands of dollars to retain a top UK law firm for the case.
The Municipalities Amendment Act 2013 w...
DATE: Oct 31, 2013
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The St John Ambulance service is so short of funds that it can no longer provide medical support at public events unless it is guaranteed a donation.
The charity is on hand to provide emergency medical treatment and an ambulance service at many publi...
DATE: Oct 31, 2013
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Two veterans of the Second World War have helped kick-start the Bermuda Legion’s annual fundraising Poppy Appeal campaign by presenting poppies to Governor George Fergusson.
Betty Vincent, who served in the Royal Navy, and Canon Thomas Nisbett of the...
DATE: Oct 30, 2013
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Former United Bermuda Party leader Kim Swan has praised Opposition leader Marc Bean for acknowledging that his party made mistakes while in Government.
Speaking at the Progressive Labour Party’s annual conference on Saturday night, Mr Bean said that ...
DATE: Oct 30, 2013
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A grandmother visiting her family in Bermuda was barred from entering the Island by “heavy-handed” Immigration officials who treated her “like a common criminal”.
And Anne Robinson has now written to Governor George Fergusson to complain about her “h...
DATE: Oct 30, 2013
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Bermuda’s firefighters are in the pink after deciding on an eye-catching change of uniform.
The rugged men of the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service, tasked with the difficult, dangerous and often dirty job of putting out fires, usually wear drab, pract...
DATE: Oct 30, 2013
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A marine salvage company part-owned by former Premier David Saul is being investigated by UK authorities for allegedly exploring an 18th century wreck without permission.
Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration (OME) discovered the wreck of HMS Victor...
DATE: Oct 29, 2013
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Bermudians wishing to renew their British passports say new procedures introduced this year have created a “bureaucratic nightmare”.
And British Overseas Territory Citizen passport holders could also be impacted by the changes when they switch to the...
DATE: Oct 29, 2013
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Cabinet Secretary Donald Scott is refusing to say if he is investigating an allegation of misconduct against a senior member of the Civil Service.
The complaint was filed four weeks ago by businessman Harold Darrell, who alleges that a lawyer employe...
DATE: Oct 29, 2013
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Bermuda can be a world leader in marine conservation if it imposes a ‘no-take’ zone around the Island’s waters, according to an environmental activist.
And Chris Flook said that the Blue Halo project — which proposes a ban on deep sea mining and othe...
DATE: Oct 29, 2013
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