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A labour of love for a popular Hamilton venue came to a close yesterday with a celebratory roof-wetting ceremony for the new Pier 6 complex on Front Street.
Charles Gosling, the Mayor of Hamilton, told the gathering outside the former cruise ship ter...
DATE: Nov 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Medical waste piled up in unsecured shipping containers by a roadside at Southside is to be moved after an outcry from St David’s residents.
At least seven containers marked with biohazard warnings have been left out in the open close to a site where...
DATE: Nov 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A retiree’s stark account of juggling expenses to cover vital medication lays bare the harsh reality faced by seniors in Bermuda as the cost of living creeps higher.
The 66-year-old, who retired last year after a life in retail, told The Royal Gazett...
DATE: Nov 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A lifeline for seniors struggling with basic expenses against a backdrop of soaring inflation is now part of an appeal for the community’s help.
The charity Age Concern Bermuda, fighting to get ahead of Bermuda’s cost of living for its financing hard...
DATE: Nov 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s role in the two world wars will be the topic of a presentation today that veterans’ advocate Carol Everson said might ruffle some feathers.
Ms Everson, among those who fought a lengthy campaign to secure veterans’ benefits for soldiers who ...
DATE: Nov 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
No secret deal exists behind Bermuda’s draft marine conservation plans that have drawn the ire of fishermen, the Minister of Home Affairs insisted yesterday.
Walter Roban spoke after the Fishermen’s Association of Bermuda threw down the gauntlet on t...
DATE: Nov 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Angry fishermen have threatened the Government with legal action over a sweeping marine conservation strategy they said was hatched in secret.
The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme, unveiled in August, proposes marine protection areas with 20 per ce...
DATE: Nov 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police have begun ticketing drivers over licence plate and vehicle tinting offences – instead of cautioning people not in compliance.
The warning came after police said this week they had given the public a grace period to get in line with regulation...
DATE: Nov 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Grievances over the building of a medical waste incinerator plant at Southside in St David’s are to be aired in a second public meeting tonight.
It follows a stormy public meeting at the start of the month on the building of the plant by MediWaste, a...
DATE: Nov 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Fines for motorists with illegal licence plates have increased 20-fold under new regulations passed by MPs.
But police said officers had begun by issuing warnings to drivers found breaking the new rules, rather than hitting them with the full penalty...
DATE: Nov 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell