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It’s time to enter floats for the Bermuda Day Parade, and the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs has issued a reminder that any kind of material can be used to build one.
Artists and novices alike were invited to use sculptures, murals, rec...
DATE: Mar 08, 2017
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The Government has been called upon by Opposition MP Zane DeSilva to “prove me wrong” that the hotel development for St George’s would not be first in line for construction.
Mr DeSilva said he understood that “some residences will be built before the...
DATE: Mar 07, 2017
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The media’s job in strengthening the role of the Public Accounts Committee was among the agenda items for an overseas forum attended by Opposition MP Wayne Furbert, chairman of Bermuda’s PAC.
The two-day conference’s discussion points were put forwar...
DATE: Mar 06, 2017
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With the Bermuda Government spending under extra scrutiny during the Reply to the Budget debate, it was perhaps inevitable that the price tag for Sylvan Richards’ trip to the Olympics would come up on Friday night in the House of Assembly.
The former...
DATE: Mar 06, 2017
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Expect a lengthy debate today in the House of Assembly as the Opposition delivers its response to the 2017-18 Budget delivered last week by Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance.
Mr Richards will first move the Budget book with its accompanying state...
DATE: Mar 03, 2017
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The parents of four-year-old Ashton Groves, the youngster injured on Monday after being hit by a truck, find themselves with much to be thankful for despite the ordeal of the past few days.
“It shows how blessed we are to have such a great hospital,”...
DATE: Mar 02, 2017
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Certain holders of Bermuda passports have been told by authorities in a variety of countries that a visa is required for them to enter the United States, according to the Department of Immigration.
Officials are now in talks with the Passport Office ...
DATE: Mar 02, 2017
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Rochelle Butterfield, a 47-year-old Cabinet Office worker, was killed after a motorcycle driven by her husband crashed in St George’s.
Mrs Butterfield was the pillion passenger when the vehicle left Kindley Field Road near Stone Crusher Corner, at ar...
DATE: Mar 02, 2017
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The ranks of the civil service have dropped by 12 per cent under the One Bermuda Alliance, compared with an increase of 20 per cent under the former administration, according to Michael Dunkley.
Speaking after Friday’s Budget, the Premier said the Go...
DATE: Feb 28, 2017
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“The Pink House”, a little piece of Bermuda that has stood for 300 years in the city of Charleston, South Carolina, is up for sale.
The historic building at 17 Chalmers Street is the second oldest masonry building in the United States, according to D...
DATE: Feb 28, 2017
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