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The sheer walls of Blackwatch Pass are getting a makeover, with visiting contractors scaling the cliffs to remove loose rock and vegetation.
The link from North Shore Road to Hamilton, with the dramatic overpass leading to Government House, opened in...
DATE: Apr 18, 2017
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Never the shy type, Bermuda’s international reggae artist Collie Buddz, aka Colin Harper, has predicted the island’s legalisation of cannabis.
The topic arose in his interview this month with the cannabis-friendly web journal Merry Jane, on the singl...
DATE: Apr 17, 2017
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Large numbers of Bermuda residents would have to give sworn evidence, and 20 years of records divulged, if the Bermuda Government’s lawsuit against the Lahey Clinic goes ahead, the Massachusetts-based hospital has argued.
Lahey has already filed a mo...
DATE: Apr 17, 2017
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Youngsters were treated to a day of fun at the Camden Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday.
Scores of children were hosted by Michael Dunkley, the Premier, for the event which included games, face painting, refreshments, and a visit from the Easter bunny. The...
DATE: Apr 17, 2017
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The Cabinet Office is advising that Michael Dunkley will be in Miami this week to participate in the seventh World Strategic Forum.
The conference theme is “Mastering Change, Reigniting Growth”, and it takes place on April 19 and 20.
The Premier was ...
DATE: Apr 16, 2017
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Full-time staff from the Royal Bermuda Regiment went back to their roots with a chainsaw clear-up of trees overgrowing a historic fort.
A group from the RBR signed up as part of the drive to restore Fort Cunningham on Paget Island off St George’s.
Ch...
DATE: Apr 16, 2017
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A “passionate but productive” meeting at CedarBridge Academy brought stakeholders to brainstorm stopgap measures for students left stranded by repeatedly cancelled buses.
The school is often the worst hit when public transport falls short, with repre...
DATE: Apr 13, 2017
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Bermuda’s appetite for cement continues to run high, fuelled by major infrastructural works, but supplies are in stock to weather demand — even with the imminent shipping interruption of the America’s Cup.
Cement importers Maxcem plans to amass a thr...
DATE: Apr 13, 2017
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Small steps grew into a leap for the island’s health in the Billion Steps Challenge — and now another call to move is planned for this summer.
Results came in last week showing Bermuda had surpassed its goal in the challenge, logging 2.2 billion trea...
DATE: Apr 12, 2017
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Questions remain over security at the St George’s bus depot, where ten vehicles were ransacked in the early hours of Monday.
A source who contacted The Royal Gazette claimed that surveillance had lapsed at the facility because of budgetary constraint...
DATE: Apr 12, 2017
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