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New parks legislation is to be debated by MPs today in the House of Assembly — while controversial amendments to casino legislation are expected to be passed over.
A motion is to be brought by Government Whip Michael Weeks for the House to approve th...
DATE: Nov 24, 2017
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L.A. Virgil-Maldonado, a singer, promoter, author and community activist, has died at the age of 51 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Ms Virgil-Maldonado, familiar to many from Bermuda’s music scene, had spent much of her time in Philadelphia but h...
DATE: Nov 24, 2017
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Former One Bermuda Alliance senator Nick Kempe quit yesterday as chairman of the party after only five days in the job.
Senator Nandi Outerbridge, the deputy chairman and former MP, will take over the top position on an interim basis.
Mr Kempe, an ad...
DATE: Nov 24, 2017
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A foul odour along the eastern stretch of Front Street has been traced to the City of Hamilton’s main sewer line.
A spokeswoman said the “sewage-like” smell was coming from the line between the city’s pumping station and Court Street.
Heavy rains del...
DATE: Nov 24, 2017
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Care Learning Centre is holding its seventeenth annual tag day tomorrow to raise funds for scholarships.
The Pembroke school caters for secondary pupils with academic and social problems, as well as non-traditional students who want to upgrade their ...
DATE: Nov 22, 2017
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Residents unhappy with foul odours and vermin coming from the island’s largest dairy farm have demanded a fast solution to what was branded a public health nuisance.
Farm owners Valter and Lidia Medeiros faced an often heated gathering at the Departm...
DATE: Nov 22, 2017
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Tributes were paid in the House of Assembly on Friday to Margaret Vaucrosson, a former nurse and dedicated volunteer, who has died at the age of 81.
The co-founder of the Eliza DoLittle Society, a charity offering food for the needy, Ms Vaucrosson is...
DATE: Nov 22, 2017
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Complaints about the abuse of vulnerable older people have jumped in the past six weeks, the Department of Ageing and Disability Services said yesterday.
Kim Wilson, Minister of Health, said the increase could be because of “the stellar job that sect...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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Jeanne Atherden has been sworn in as Leader of the Opposition by John Rankin, the Governor, at a brief ceremony this afternoon at Government House.
Ms Atherden had been selected by the One Bermuda Alliance membership to lead the party, over former le...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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A passion for the island’s hidden past has won a commendation for Bermudian student archaeologist Meshellae Payne.
Bermuda’s shoreline was once dotted with man-made fish ponds that were used for centuries as a simple larder to store fish and turtles ...
DATE: Nov 20, 2017
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