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At least one member of a Bulgarian duo convicted of stealing nearly $20,000 from local banks using fake cards could be brought back to the island to serve extra time in jail.
The news came from Larry Mussenden, the Director of Public Prosecutions, du...
DATE: Jan 28, 2017
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Opposition leader David Burt and the Public Accounts Committee have rejected an opportunity to view the Project Agreement for the airport redevelopment project, according to finance minister Bob Richards.
In a statement yesterday, Mr Richards said th...
DATE: Jan 28, 2017
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The Grateful Bread, the island’s latest initiative offering meals to the needy, opened last night with about 120 people turning out for food and fellowship.
“This is good for the giver and the taker,” one of the guests at the St Andrew’s Church Hall ...
DATE: Jan 27, 2017
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The Public Accounts Committee, which ordinarily looks into matters involving the public purse after the Auditor-General has filed reports, has resumed examining current matters, according to Wayne Furbert, its new chairman.
The seven-member PAC yeste...
DATE: Jan 27, 2017
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Thanks to local students, a trove of football boots, sneakers and school shoes is headed for children in Haiti at the orphanage and school run by Feeds My Lambs Ministry.
The donations, collected at schools around the island, were pulled together by ...
DATE: Jan 27, 2017
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A once-a-month initiative to bring meals to the needy launches tonight, courtesy of a team of volunteers dubbed the Grateful Bread.
Held from 6pm to 7.30pm at St Andrew’s Church hall on Church Street, the programme is to continue on the last Thursday...
DATE: Jan 26, 2017
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The Bermuda Government is contemplating “a ground-breaking proposal for partnership” with the online home-sharing vacation network Airbnb, according to tourism minister Senator Michael Fahy.
The news was welcomed by the Progressive Labour Party, whic...
DATE: Jan 26, 2017
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The Progressive Labour Party plans an array of town hall meetings to pitch its proposals to the island’s public, including judicial, immigration and educational reform, according to David Burt, the Leader of the Opposition.
“We will lay out all our p...
DATE: Jan 25, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
Traditional portents of spring, humpback whales are already discreetly present in local waters.
Residents along Astwood Park in Warwick spotted the spouts of whales off the South Shore on Sunday, telling The Royal Gazette: “Springtime is almost here....
DATE: Jan 25, 2017
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The dream of experiencing South Africa’s big cats up close came with a crucial lesson for three locals who made the trip to volunteer at a sanctuary for the animals.
“Most people have this romanticised view of Africa and what is has to offer — wild a...
DATE: Jan 24, 2017
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