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Katherine Houston described seeing her dog being attacked by a loose pitbull as a nightmare.
However, now with her dog on the road to recovery, Ms Houston is trying to turn the incident into a positive by using it to support the Bermuda Society for t...
DATE: Nov 05, 2016
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Rental minicars — no more than 60 inches wide and no more than 115 inches in length — could be on Bermuda’s roads in the near future.
An agreement between the Bermuda Government and taxi operators about minicar legislation has been reached after a se...
DATE: Nov 03, 2016
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Climate change, controls on pesticide and a sustainable tourism strategy would be worthwhile elements in the 2016 Throne Speech, according to the environment group BEST.
While the Bermuda Government has thus far kept the contents of Monday’s Throne S...
DATE: Nov 03, 2016
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Months after it announced that it might have to shut down, Project Action is planning to add a second bus to its fleet, thanks to the support of Hannover Life.
Chantal Cardinez, CEO of Hannover Life Reassurance (Bermuda), presented the charity with a...
DATE: Nov 02, 2016
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Addressing age discrimination — including mandatory retirement — could potentially benefit more than just seniors according to Peter Sousa of the Pension Commission
Speaking in a panel discussion on the subject of age discrimination at Bermuda Colleg...
DATE: Nov 02, 2016
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A series of free health screenings are being offered by the Bermuda Hospitals Board in recognition of Diabetes and Chronic Lung Disease Awareness Month.
The Diabetes Respiratory Endocrine and Metabolism (DREAM) Centre, which provides diabetes, asthma...
DATE: Nov 01, 2016
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Data is key on making decisions on immigration changes, members of the public told the Consultative Immigration Reform Working Group last night.
The meeting — the fifth on the complex topic of mixed-status families — drew around 50 people to the Berk...
DATE: Nov 01, 2016
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Work on the Caroline Bay resort on the Morgan’s Point property continues to progress with dozens of Bermudians on the job site.
According to Harold Conyers, the developer’s local representative for the project, 60 employees were on site last week con...
DATE: Oct 31, 2016
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A Warwick man involved in a traffic collision on Friday night remains in critical condition, according to police.
In an update released this afternoon, a police spokesman said: “At last check the 62-year-old Warwick man seriously injured when the aux...
DATE: Oct 30, 2016
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Crime
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Boston-based adventure tour operator is poised to bring a group of leisure road cyclists on a tour of Bermuda next weekend.
The tour will be the first offered by Ciclismo Classico in Bermuda, and the inaugural group will consist of eight visitors. ...
DATE: Oct 29, 2016
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Tourism
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Owain Johnston-Barnes