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It’s official: one of Bermuda’s classic place-names has been enshrined on its own signpost.
Warwick’s Billy Goat Hill, though familiar to many Bermudians, isn’t marked on maps.
Thanks to a proud and lifelong resident of the area, Renalda Bean, it’s n...
DATE: Jan 27, 2014
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A US shortage has ramped up the price of imported eggs on Bermuda’s shelves — and led to a dearth of the variety preferred by locals.
According to Stephen Dunkley, general manager of distributors and wholesalers Dunkley’s, the unusual Bermudian prefe...
DATE: Jan 27, 2014
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Local physicians are “overwhelmingly” opposed to a health plan imposed by Government to rein in unnecessary and expensive diagnostic testing.
The initiative, known as pre-certification, will force doctors to consult with insurance companies or other ...
DATE: Jan 27, 2014
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Statistics don’t give the full picture of life in Bermuda, Craig Cannonier has warned.
The Premier said the fact that incomes have risen, according to Government’s latest spending survey, doesn’t depict the true gravity of Bermuda’s problems.
“Statis...
DATE: Jan 27, 2014
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The Island’s Filipino community will have a chance to discuss matters of interest next month with a visiting team from the Philippine Embassy in Washington, DC.
Delegates also plan to speak with local officials, including Home Affairs Minister Michae...
DATE: Jan 27, 2014
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A school meals programme for hungry students at CedarBridge Academy has received a $10,000 windfall from Belco after its struggles with funding made headlines.
“The response we’ve had has been very generous and healthy,” said school social worker Mar...
DATE: Jan 25, 2014
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When business owner Denise Richardson took her company to a new site in a Pembroke industrial park, she settled on an innovative way of brightening her concrete surroundings.
“I decided to think outside the box,” the head of Sprint International Expr...
DATE: Jan 25, 2014
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It has been little more than a year since a crash claimed the life of Haile Matthews, known fondly by the nickname Marcus Garvey.
For Mr Matthews’ mother, Sandra Wilson, it has been a year without closure as she struggles to get answers on exactly ho...
DATE: Jan 25, 2014
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Possible reforms of the Island’s cannabis laws have been welcomed by veteran politicians Delaey Robinson and Ashfield DeVent.
But the former Progressive Labour Party MPs also questioned the rationale of the current debate on cannabis — and cautioned ...
DATE: Jan 24, 2014
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Court
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Jonathan Bell
Staff from the Mid-Ocean Club have joined in the restoration of the long-neglected St George’s golf course — with area MPs now hoping to get the defunct course open again for play.
A team from Mid-Ocean helped four Government-hired workers with mowin...
DATE: Jan 24, 2014
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