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Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell’s announcement that town hall meetings will be held on gaming in Bermuda received a sceptical welcome from activist Jonathan Starling last night.
A “public education campaign” is scheduled on gaming to begin next week...
DATE: Jan 29, 2014
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The Island’s Caribbean community unites this Friday for an annual bash courtesy of the West Indian Association — with this year’s gathering also raising money in aid of Caribbean flood victims.
“When we come together as island people, we don’t just c...
DATE: Jan 28, 2014
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It’s official: one of Bermuda’s classic place-names has been enshrined on its own signpost.
Warwick’s Billy Goat Hill, though familiar to many Bermudians, isn’t marked on maps.
Thanks to a proud and lifelong resident of the area, Renalda Bean, it’s n...
DATE: Jan 27, 2014
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A US shortage has ramped up the price of imported eggs on Bermuda’s shelves — and led to a dearth of the variety preferred by locals.
According to Stephen Dunkley, general manager of distributors and wholesalers Dunkley’s, the unusual Bermudian prefe...
DATE: Jan 27, 2014
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Statistics don’t give the full picture of life in Bermuda, Craig Cannonier has warned.
The Premier said the fact that incomes have risen, according to Government’s latest spending survey, doesn’t depict the true gravity of Bermuda’s problems.
“Statis...
DATE: Jan 27, 2014
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The Island’s Filipino community will have a chance to discuss matters of interest next month with a visiting team from the Philippine Embassy in Washington, DC.
Delegates also plan to speak with local officials, including Home Affairs Minister Michae...
DATE: Jan 27, 2014
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A school meals programme for hungry students at CedarBridge Academy has received a $10,000 windfall from Belco after its struggles with funding made headlines.
“The response we’ve had has been very generous and healthy,” said school social worker Mar...
DATE: Jan 25, 2014
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When business owner Denise Richardson took her company to a new site in a Pembroke industrial park, she settled on an innovative way of brightening her concrete surroundings.
“I decided to think outside the box,” the head of Sprint International Expr...
DATE: Jan 25, 2014
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It has been little more than a year since a crash claimed the life of Haile Matthews, known fondly by the nickname Marcus Garvey.
For Mr Matthews’ mother, Sandra Wilson, it has been a year without closure as she struggles to get answers on exactly ho...
DATE: Jan 25, 2014
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Staff from the Mid-Ocean Club have joined in the restoration of the long-neglected St George’s golf course — with area MPs now hoping to get the defunct course open again for play.
A team from Mid-Ocean helped four Government-hired workers with mowin...
DATE: Jan 24, 2014
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