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As thousands of old-school sodium street lights across Bermuda get replaced with energy-saving LED fixtures, the island stands to halve its budget for illuminating the roads.
But not everybody welcomes the move, with one West End resident complaining...
DATE: Oct 20, 2016
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The shooting of feral chickens has been condemned by a former animal welfare officer left shocked by gunfire at Clearwater Beach.
But the policy of targeted shooting has been defended by a government department that is besieged by calls to eliminate ...
DATE: Oct 18, 2016
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Seniors advocates are calling on the Bermuda Government to enforce tighter standards at care homes amid concerns some are unwilling to come on board of their own accord.
Claudette Fleming, the executive director of Age Concern, questioned whether the...
DATE: Oct 17, 2016
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Ten years after the Coalition for the Protection of Children began serving breakfasts to needy students at a single school, the programme has grown to cover a dozen facilities.
Sheelagh Cooper, founder of the organisation, said the group was “thrille...
DATE: Oct 14, 2016
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A day of reckoning looms for the Salvation Army, which is facing a tough decision over its deteriorating emergency housing complex at the northeast edge of Hamilton.
Such is the quandary that Major Frank Pittman, Bermuda’s divisional commander, took ...
DATE: Oct 12, 2016
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Allan DeSilva, the senior vice-president of Island Construction, was granted permission not to appear before the Commission of Inquiry yesterday, claiming lawful privilege as his answers could expose him to the possibility of prosecution.
Sir Anthony...
DATE: Oct 12, 2016
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A “misunderstanding” at the heart of disputes over the Government’s plans for a new airport terminal was discussed at length before yesterday’s Commission of Inquiry.
Anthony Manders, the Financial Secretary, told the commission he had never been in ...
DATE: Oct 12, 2016
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The Bermuda End-to-End, a local institution, turns 30 next year — while bus driver and entertainer Mark Anderson has come up with a charity end-to-end of his own for a little sooner.
Mr Anderson will be setting out early tomorrow, around 4am, from th...
DATE: Oct 11, 2016
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As winds picked up, Belco lodged an outage for about 740 Southampton customers this evening — with more to come as Hurricane Nicole looms.
According to a spokeswoman, a switch tripped at the power company’s Evan’s Bay substation at 6.24pm. Customers ...
DATE: Oct 11, 2016
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Bermuda’s own Lana Young continues to enjoy acting success, most recently in the drama film The Girl on the Train, which is now showing in local cinemas.
The Universal Pictures film has reportedly topped box office on its opening weekend.
Ms Young, w...
DATE: Oct 09, 2016
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