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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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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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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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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Major solar and wind power projects could soon come to fruition as the Island's major electricity supplier examines alternative power sources to help Bermuda's growing energy needs, a meeting heard last night.
Belco President Andrew Parsons said: “Ho...
DATE: Jan 25, 2011
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A Pembroke man was injured in a scuffle with a burglar who entered his apartment and attacked him with a blade.
The 39-year-old man suffered injuries to his face in the attack, which happened yesterday at 3.25am.
He declined medical treatment.
Accord...
DATE: Jan 25, 2011
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A record number of juvenile turtles has washed ashore in Bermuda this winter.
Usually one or two stranded loggerhead turtles are found on Bermuda’s coastline, having been caught up in seaweed.
In the last two months 17 turtles have been brought to th...
DATE: Jan 25, 2011
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Southampton resident has told how she woke to find eight-foot flames and a pillar of black smoke outside her home.
“The firefighters told me they could see the smoke from Barnes’ Corner,” said Ianthia Wade.
“I’m just lucky the fire didn’t start at ...
DATE: Jan 24, 2011
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