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The banned weed killer glyphosate is to be studied by the Bermuda Government to determine whether its use on the Island presents a threat to the environment.
A six-month ban was placed on glyphosate, which is used by the popular weed killer Roundup, ...
DATE: Feb 02, 2016
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The Bermuda Triple Challenge is back, with international pros taking part and a new division for America’s Cup teams to compete.
The obstacle race, which raised more than $55,000 for charity last year, has grown by leaps and bounds: participation is ...
DATE: Jan 30, 2016
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A man stuck with a hefty legal bill after a court battle he views as pointless has been left without a home after his final shelter was seized to cover costs.
“It’s like taking away my tent,” Marcus Williams said of the confiscation of his boat Islan...
DATE: Jan 29, 2016
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The life of Shawn Brangman, who endured a long battle with heart ailments, will be celebrated tomorrow by family and friends.
“He had a good life,” his father, Stanfield Brangman, told The Royal Gazette.
“Not too many people can deal with an aneurysm...
DATE: Jan 29, 2016
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The passing of Cornelia Tweed, a mother figure to many in her community, marks a deep loss to her husband Cedric.
Ms Tweed, who had recently turned 89 when she died on the morning of January 20, had been married to him for 70 years.
Mr Tweed, once Be...
DATE: Jan 28, 2016
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Between 60 and 80 per cent of cargo coming into the Island is now being screened by the X-ray scanner at Hamilton’s docks, according to Lucinda (Cindy) Pearman, the Collector of Customs.
Speaking to The Royal Gazette at the Customs Day open house hel...
DATE: Jan 27, 2016
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Tawana Tannock, the Human Rights Commission’s newly appointed president, sees “exciting and dynamic times” ahead for human rights in Bermuda.
“Human rights have been at the forefront of Bermuda’s imagination for the last three years — it’s a great ti...
DATE: Jan 27, 2016
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“Hundreds” have objected to a proposal for a parking lot to be added at Shelly Bay park for a restaurant there.
A public meeting at 6.30pm today at Francis Patton Primary School has been called by Hamilton parish MPs Derrick Burgess and Wayne Furbert...
DATE: Jan 26, 2016
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Good-natured pitbulls could get dropped from the Bermuda Government’s list of banned pets, according to a proposal now under review.
At present the animals are among several classified as prohibited breeds, and are subject to being euthanised.
The po...
DATE: Jan 23, 2016
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Dog wardens have called on a Southampton neighbourhood after a woman was mauled by a loose dog on the Railway Trail.
All dogs in the vicinity of the attack near Riviera Road were “legal and secured” when officials visited.
Anyone with information is ...
DATE: Jan 23, 2016
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