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More than 13,000 people could attend the America’s Cup Village in Dockyard during a single day of competition, according to estimates.
The estimates, included in draft environmental impact studies by Bermuda Environmental Consulting Ltd, suggest that...
DATE: Apr 01, 2016
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Sasha Howland gave up ten inches of hair for a good cause yesterday.
The ten-year-old student at Bermuda High School said that rather than let the hair go to waste, she would donate it to Locks of Love, an international non-profit that uses donated h...
DATE: Apr 01, 2016
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Government employees who did not go to work during the protests against Pathways to Status will not be paid, according to a Cabinet Office spokeswoman.
Asked if civil servants who stayed away during the demonstrations would be paid, the spokeswoman s...
DATE: Apr 01, 2016
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All options are on the table for the future use of Cross Island once the America’s Cup is over, according to Wedco.
Andrew Dias, the general manager at Wedco, told attendees at a public meeting intended to garner feedback, that the intent was for the...
DATE: Apr 01, 2016
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A jury has found two brothers not guilty of a stabbing attack against carpenter Clifton Anderson.
Melvin Brangman, 47, was cleared of wounding with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm, while his brother Michael Brangman, 45, was found not guilty...
DATE: Apr 01, 2016
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A pair of men separately accused of murder denied the offences in Supreme Court this morning.
Shantoine Prinston Burrows, 24, pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering 26-year-old Rickai Swan, wounding Damiko Gibbons and using a firearm to commit bo...
DATE: Apr 01, 2016
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Bridge work in St George’s led to long lines of backed-up traffic yesterday morning.
The Ministry of Public Works had said it would be opening and closing the swing bridge for inspection and testing purposes.
Eventually, the bridge was reopened to v...
DATE: Mar 31, 2016
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The Bermuda Government will have to pay some union legal costs after a failed effort to get a permanent injunction to halt future walkouts.
The Minister of Home Affairs sought injunctions against five unions — the Bermuda Industrial Union, the Bermud...
DATE: Mar 31, 2016
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The Department of Human Affairs is set to close its doors this week after a structural review of the Ministry of Community, Culture and Sports.
According to a statement by the ministry, the 2015 review also recommended that the Human Rights Commissio...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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The Somerset Bridge Post Office could be reopened as a small refreshment shop.
Planning documents propose that the majority of the building be turned into a business selling hot and cold drinks, packaged snacks and home-made baked goods.
Mailboxes w...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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