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Hundreds toured the Grand Atlantic site over the weekend, with officials facing tough questions from sceptical members of the public.
However, for Public Works Minister Michael Weeks, the steady flow of visitors was an endorsement of the ultimate val...
DATE: Apr 02, 2012
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Firefighters who faced down the inferno on Pembroke Dump described the blaze, now quelled, as the biggest they’d seen at Marsh Folly.
“I never had a fire like that, with the wind sending embers 50 to 200 feet to another spot,” recalled veteran firema...
DATE: Apr 02, 2012
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The Pembroke Dump fire could have been started by a carelessly discarded cigarette, according to a Government waste manager.
Allan Hunt said tree clippings piled up in dry conditions might easily have been set ablaze by the smallest of sparks on Thur...
DATE: Mar 31, 2012
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Raised in the tight-knit neighbourhoods around Parsons Road, award-winning teen performer DeAzha Chambers is proud of her community. She also uses her stage gifts to give voice to its social issues.
As the winner of youth charity Teen Service’s annua...
DATE: Mar 31, 2012
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A plea by West End commuters for the preservation of a popular morning ferry service has received no response from Government.
Despite a request for reconsideration signed by 250 users of the Green Line ferry, passengers this morning at Southampton’s...
DATE: Mar 30, 2012
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Prison inmates struggling to cope with life sentences are entitled to help along with those facing release.
This was the message behind a forum connecting inmates with assistance programmes, said Commissioner of Corrections Edward Lamb.
“No matter wh...
DATE: Mar 29, 2012
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For one Westgate prisoner, the facility’s assistance with finding work cannot ease the fear of release. “There are people who will try to kill me when I get out,” he said.
Even so, the former hospitality industry worker said he appreciated the Commun...
DATE: Mar 29, 2012
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Incumbent MPs Glenn Blakeney and Walter Roban have been announced as the latest election candidates for the Progressive Labour Party.
Mr Blakeney is to run again in Devonshire North Central, constituency 13, while Mr Roban campaigns on behalf of Pem...
DATE: Mar 29, 2012
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A new advocacy group has been created to shed light on the concerns of the Island’s special needs community.
The Bermuda Special Needs Network is calling for an accurate census of the population of special needs residents here.
“We’re trying to help ...
DATE: Mar 28, 2012
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About 70 Department of Corrections staff complaining of continued Government inaction over security, health and safety issues marched on Cabinet this morning to present a statement of grievances to Premier Paula Cox and Justice Minister Kim Wilson.
A...
DATE: Mar 27, 2012
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