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Voters are split on whether spouses of Bermudians should be able to own multiple properties on the Island, according to a recent poll.
The Mindmaps poll revealed that residents are similarly divided on the issue of term limits for work permit holders...
DATE: Apr 21, 2011
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Corporation of Hamilton has filed a writ against Planning Minister Walter Roban following his decision to approve the building of a ten-storey Court Street apartment.
Corporation secretary Ed Benevides said the municipality was concerned that the...
DATE: Apr 21, 2011
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Twenty-four hour policing has returned to St George’s, according to Mayor Kenneth Bascome.
The move follows repeated calls by Mr Bascome and area residents after the station began operating under reduced hours in 2009.
“My understanding is that there...
DATE: Apr 19, 2011
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The first earthquake in more than a decade hit the Island yesterday.
Although the tremors only measured a relatively minor 4.6 on the Richter Scale, the quake generated huge conversation texts and e-mails were sent and phone calls made asking one qu...
DATE: Apr 19, 2011
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This year’s Bermuda Day Parade will run in the opposite direction this year, starting at Bernard Park and ending at City Hall.
In an announcement at Victoria Park yesterday, Minister of Youth, Families, Sports and Community Development Glenn Blakeney...
DATE: Apr 19, 2011
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Weekly summer street festival Destination Dockyard has been scrapped this year and replaced by Royal Naval Nights.
Destination Dockyard had been organised by the Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by the West End Development Corporation (Wedco) and Go...
DATE: Apr 18, 2011
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Tourism
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A disabled driver was banned from driving all vehicles for two years after he admitted injuring another motorist by reckless driving.
Nelson Pearman, 28, from Pembroke, pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm to Takiyah Russell by driving in a d...
DATE: Apr 16, 2011
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A senior citizen had to be pulled from his car after it hit an embankment and flipped over on Somerset Road
The 78-year-old was driving alone when the single-vehicle accident happened in Sandys around 12.40pm.
According to police, his car collided wi...
DATE: Apr 16, 2011
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The public are being asked to use extra caution on beaches after hundreds of jellyfish and Portuguese Man o’ War have washed up on the Island’s shores.
Yesterday, members of the public told The Royal Gazette that they saw thousands of the stinging cr...
DATE: Apr 15, 2011
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Development Application Board (DAB) has criticised Wedco for showing “complete disregard” for the Planning process regarding the Dockyard Bus Depot. In the minutes of the board’s March 30 meeting, board members said Wedco completed a Public Trans...
DATE: Apr 15, 2011
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
