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Taxi drivers are questioning why they are being made to use Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, while other motorists are liable to be ticketed for screens in their cars.
It is now an offence for drivers to use any hand-held devices under the...
DATE: Dec 20, 2011
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A construction worker who struck his stepson with a saucepan was told he acted like “a bull in a china shop” but was not jailed by a judge.
Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves gave Jerry Troy Eastmond Williams a suspended sentence, on the condition that he...
DATE: Dec 20, 2011
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Court
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Jonathan Bell
Government and Opposition Senators sparred as the Upper House prepared to adjourn for Christmas, with One Bermuda Alliance Senator Michael Fahy accusing Government of empty rhetoric.
“One thing we keep hearing is that this a Government that makes ver...
DATE: Dec 19, 2011
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
A possible limit on animal imports from the UK to Bermuda is unnecessary and excessive, according to a pet owner’s group.
The Bermuda Veterinary Association (BVA) says the UK should continue to be treated as rabies free after January 1, 2012, when th...
DATE: Dec 19, 2011
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North Shore residents in Devonshire lost power after a utility pole connection went down.
A Belco spokesman said power went off in the general area of Derwent Lane, The Glebe Road and Orchard Grove at 2.24pm yesterday.
About 270 customers were affect...
DATE: Dec 19, 2011
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The Island’s economy is now top of voter concerns, a survey shows, with three quarters of residents also saying they are cutting back on their Christmas spending for this year.
The poll, conducted by Mindmaps on behalf of The Royal Gazette, shows mor...
DATE: Dec 19, 2011
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The Island could take in $2.5 million next year as the host of the 2012 inaugural Bermuda Corporate Games.
The October 25 to 28 event will combine business, sports and tourism to bring together international and local participants.
“This is very good...
DATE: Dec 17, 2011
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Expressing surprise that Bermuda’s carbon emissions are twice the world average, Senators pledged support for Government’s Energy White Paper with Opposition Senators questioning the cost of some of the document’s aims.
As Bermuda explores alternativ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2011
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Government proposals encouraging the use of “greener” transportation have met with mixed approval from environmentalists.
With Government revenues falling short of expectations, Premier Paula Cox announced a raft of possible tax changes, to be discus...
DATE: Dec 16, 2011
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Environment
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Jonathan Bell
A young feral cat is being nursed back to health after a makeshift collar left it gruesomely injured.
Andrew and Donna Crick, of Piper’s Peak, Warwick, found two hungry juveniles “trash diving” outside their home, and were feeding the animals.
“I did...
DATE: Dec 16, 2011
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