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The Bermuda Police Service have invested in four pre-owned cars to expand the service's fleet.
According to a spokesman, two BMWs and two Audis were purchased from the West Midlands Police for a total of £20,000 (around $31,000) for use as armed resp...
DATE: Feb 01, 2011
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The Department of Environmental Protection met with local fisherman recently to discuss how recreational fishing is affecting the marine ecosystem.
Department members on Wednesday organised a presentation at the Blue Waters Anglers Club entitled Mana...
DATE: Feb 01, 2011
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Flights between Bermuda and the northeast US have been cancelled today as another in a series of winter storm batters the region.
Continental Airlines flights 1657 and 1660 to and from Newark have been cancelled, and the LF Wade International Airport...
DATE: Jan 31, 2011
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The Bermuda Regiment is an existing and affordable solution to rising anti-social behaviour, according to Commanding Officer Brian Gonsalves.
Speaking at the Passing Out ceremony at the close of the 2011 Recruit Camp, Lt Col Gonsalves stressed that t...
DATE: Jan 31, 2011
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The Corporation of St George has met with the Governor and police officials in the hope of bringing a stronger police presence to the town.
Mayor Kenneth Bascome said he was upbeat after the meetings, which were held late last week.
“The significance...
DATE: Jan 31, 2011
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A patient gained access to the roof of the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute and threatened to kill himself on Saturday.
However, a police negotiator was able to convince the man to come safely back into the building without harming himself.
It has not...
DATE: Jan 31, 2011
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Belco representatives said the company is looking at all forms of alternate power to help the Island’s growing energy needs.
Addressing a crowd at Bermuda College, representatives said Bermuda could see major solar and wind power projects come to lig...
DATE: Jan 27, 2011
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Construction of a proposed West End marina could prove to be an ecological disaster, according to Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST).
The organisation said plans approved by Cabinet allow Cross Island Marina to be built on one of t...
DATE: Jan 27, 2011
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Transportation and St George’s Mayor Kenneth Bascome met recently to discuss how to bring more people to the town.
Among the topics was the possibility of dredging Town Cut in the hopes of bringing more cruise ships to the town, which...
DATE: Jan 27, 2011
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A rush to build a new cruise ship pier for the 2009 season could have cost taxpayers $14 million, according to the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST).
The organisation said that much of the $30 million of cost overruns in the const...
DATE: Jan 26, 2011
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
