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A bike rider is being treated in hospital for leg and back injuries following a collision between a car and a cycle at the Ice Queen entrance on South Road, Paget shortly before 7.30pm.
The accident caused road delays as traffic was directed to Harbo...
DATE: Nov 28, 2013
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Bermuda needs a people's reply to the cuts proposed by the SAGE Commission, a town-hall meeting heard last night — as alarmed workers likened SAGE recommendations to “a declaration of war”.
Applause and murmurs of concern mingled at the first of thre...
DATE: Nov 28, 2013
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A possible sighting of the rare Snowy Owl in the East End has bird watchers keen to verify whether the Arctic bird is present in Bermuda.
“We can’t confirm it — it was one person, probably a non-birder in St David’s, saying she’s seen a large white o...
DATE: Nov 28, 2013
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A public decision on whether casinos will be allowed in Bermuda is imminent, according to Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell, who announced this afternoon that the Referendum Act 2013 would be tabled tomorrow in Parliament.
That legislation is aimed at...
DATE: Nov 28, 2013
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The end is nigh for Bermuda’s “legacy” — horizontal bank notes.
Bermuda Monetary Authority reminded the public today that the December 31 deadline is “fast approaching”.
After that cut-off point, the old notes will no longer be considered legal tende...
DATE: Nov 28, 2013
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Bermuda is well positioned to host “the largest number of mayors, municipal officials and associates ever to have visited the Island” next year, according to Hamilton Deputy Mayor Donal Smith.
However, securing the event — set for autumn of 2014 — re...
DATE: Nov 27, 2013
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A woman left waiting for weeks to obtain medicine for her son’s schizophrenia has had her prescription filled — with an apology from the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
The single mother, who is caregiver for her 26-year-old son, said she resorted to contac...
DATE: Nov 27, 2013
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Health
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A woman whose schizophrenic son has been left without his full course of medication is complaining that she’s receiving the silent treatment from the Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB).
“It’s not fair to him — and I can’t understand why I can’t get an exp...
DATE: Nov 26, 2013
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A police officer who arrested two of three men accused of a home invasion with an imitation gun described seeing a firearm pointed from the alleged getaway vehicle.
But Pc Keith Senior also sparred with defence lawyers who questioned his description ...
DATE: Nov 26, 2013
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Court
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Trial has begun for a teenager accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm on another teen in a multi-vehicle crash on South Shore Road, Warwick.
Jahni Holder, 19, of Ridgeway Road, Pembroke, admits driving a motorcycle without a licence or valid insu...
DATE: Nov 26, 2013
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