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The One Bermuda Alliance was accused of stooping to “money over Bermudians” in Government’s continuing bid to relocate a single family from the failed Grand Atlantic housing development in Warwick.
The condemnation came from Shadow Tourism Minister Z...
DATE: Aug 14, 2014
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The Department of Immigration has begun processing applications for status, following a landmark Supreme Court ruling on the right of certain Permanent Resident’s Certificate (PRC) holders to become bona fide Bermudians.
But the Home Affairs Ministry...
DATE: Aug 13, 2014
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Retail sales for June of this year showed a 1.6 percent drop below the $90.1 million recorded in June of 2013, according to the Department of Statistics.
Sales of liquor and motor vehicles bucked the trend: the sale of alcohol rose 1.8 percent, partl...
DATE: Aug 13, 2014
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A veteran local firefighter who toured Bermuda’s schools every year for Fire Safety Week has been appointed senior fire safety education specialist with the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department.
Arthur Raynor, who closed 31 years’ service for Bermuda’s fir...
DATE: Aug 12, 2014
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Spectacular footage of Bermuda’s tiger sharks has been captured by local photographer Choy Aming in a dive alongside ‘Ocean vet’ Neil Burnie, and is set to air on network TV.
The team swam with five of the enormous predators in the waters of Challeng...
DATE: Aug 09, 2014
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As Bermuda’s national debate heats up over the awarding of status to foreigners, one local businessman met with The Royal Gazette to discuss the controversial “gift” of status to his UK-born mother.
The practice of handing out status, known as discre...
DATE: Aug 08, 2014
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Locals and visitors alike were again left irate and stranded at the West End as the switch to a new shuttle service continued to hamper transport yesterday.
However, the West End Development Corporation (Wedco) maintained that the new arrangement wou...
DATE: Aug 07, 2014
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A combination of miscommunication and “misinformation” left cruise ship passengers stranded in Dockyard despite a new shuttle service offering beach transport to visitors.
West End Development Corporation (Wedco) general manager Andrew Dias confirmed...
DATE: Aug 06, 2014
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Bad driving habits leading to ‘carnage’ on the roads has prompted police to issue a warning to motorists.
To date this year, Bermuda has seen 343 collisions involving injury — 61 of them serious, according to Inspector Robert Cardwell of the Roads Po...
DATE: Aug 06, 2014
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A gathering in solidarity with the Gaza community has been called for tomorrow as hostilities continue between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.
Shadow Immigration Minister Walton Brown said the open mic session, to run from 6pm to 8pm at the B...
DATE: Aug 06, 2014
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