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Bringing back traditional parish pride is David Semos’ aim — literally, as he seeks young archers to represent their home turf at the first-ever Archery Parish Challenge.
Mr Semos, who turns 68 this year, has 62 years’ history in Paget to give him br...
DATE: Mar 16, 2017
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Heavy materials and equipment for the airport redevelopment are due to start arriving next month at the East End.
The move is expected to bring fresh activity to Marginal Wharf in St David’s, where finance minister Bob Richards said “the docks will h...
DATE: Mar 16, 2017
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Bermuda’s Washington, DC office is being phased out in a switch from a “bricks and mortar presence” to greater use of lobbying, Michael Dunkley told legislators.
While delivering the Budget brief for Cabinet, the Premier noted that an allocation of $...
DATE: Mar 15, 2017
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Guidelines are set to be put in place for the government’s watchdog of fairness over public contracts, nearly six years after it was formally established.
Michael Dunkley told Parliament that $773,000 has been set aside in the 2017/18 fiscal year for...
DATE: Mar 15, 2017
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Local artist Nicky Gurret, a global veteran of flower shows, is soon to head back to the world’s ultimate event, where she aims to top her past achievements.
“I’ve got bronze, I have got silver, but I would love to get gold,” Ms Gurret said of the Ch...
DATE: Mar 15, 2017
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Blame for “untenable” travel obstacles that have held up an undisclosed number of Bermudian travellers bound for the United States has been laid on the UK passport office.
Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister of Home Affairs, told Parliament that He...
DATE: Mar 11, 2017
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Trevor Moniz, the Attorney-General, has refused to disclose the price tag for the Bermuda Government’s legal claim against Lahey Clinic.
In addition, Mr Moniz rebuffed calls to identify the Government’s sources for its case, in which former premier E...
DATE: Mar 11, 2017
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An advocate for Bermuda’s elderly has pointed out a pathway for some seniors to obtain a British passport free of cost, in the wake of complaints from a pensioner at being charged.
Carol Everson, a case worker with the Bermuda Legion, responded to la...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017
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Several more government schools are to be investigated for possible mould contamination, education minister Cole Simons told the House of Assembly.
Mr Simons’s remarks come a few weeks after students at TN Tatem Middle School returned after the build...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017
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Security is to be ramped up after burglars inflicted thousands of dollars in damage at eight schools earlier this year.
Cole Simons, the Minister of Education, told Parliament that the Bermuda Government’s facilities team intended to prioritise maint...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017
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