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Keep Bermuda Beautiful estimates that it has collected around 40 tons of garbage from the Island so far this year.
On Saturday, more than 230 volunteers collected a total of 5.78 tons of trash and waste during its Marine and Beach Clean Up Day.
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DATE: Sep 25, 2009
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Heavy trucks trying to pass through some of the narrowest streets of St. George have been leaving their mark in the form of property damage.
Gavin Shorto has lived on Nea's Alley since 1968 and claims to have seen dozens of trucks scrape against the ...
DATE: Sep 25, 2009
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In the third drug seizure this month, a 43-year-old Southampton man was arrested on suspicion of growing cannabis.
A Police spokesperson said yesterday: "Around 6 a.m. on Thursday, Police executed a search warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act at a S...
DATE: Sep 25, 2009
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A member of the Island's newest political party has pleaded not guilty to driving while impaired.
Sean Pitcher, 47, appeared in Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, where he also denied refusing to gave a breath sample to Police. A St. George's resident,...
DATE: Sep 25, 2009
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A 46-year-old Pembroke man pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine nearly three years after he was caught by Police.
John Arorash, of St. Monica's Road, was arrested October 27, 2006.
Prosecutor Nicole Smith told Magistrates' Court officers spotted Aror...
DATE: Sep 24, 2009
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Apparently there's a saying in Haiti: "Bermuda really loves us."
Good Samaritan Phillip Rego has organised yet another collection for the impoverished nation, in the hope that residents will respond.
A container was filled with items last night and t...
DATE: Sep 23, 2009
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Two brothers who set a world record by travelling to Bermuda on a flatboat have now crossed the Atlantic in the same style boat.
Ralph Brown, 50, and Robert Brown, 52, set out from Tampa, Florida, in the 21ft boat on June 27. They travelled north to ...
DATE: Sep 23, 2009
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An expert on prostate cancer will speak to doctors and nurses on the Island about the illness and new ways to fight it.
Dr. Edward Schaeffer, assistant professor of urology, oncology and pathology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine wi...
DATE: Sep 23, 2009
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A Hamilton restaurant is hoping to help feed more than its regular Bermuda clientele.
KFC, as part of its parent company YUM! Brands, will be raising money for the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), which provides food for 90 million poor peopl...
DATE: Sep 23, 2009
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A man had a lucky escape yesterday after his car caught fire and 'exploded'.
Rush hour traffic ground to a halt just before 9 a.m. after a blue Peugeot burst into flames at the junction of Spurling Hill and East Broadway.
The driver of the car, Kevin...
DATE: Sep 23, 2009
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