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Former Mayor Graeme Outerbridge has expressed his dismay at the collapse of the controversial Conference of Black Mayors.
“It was a huge disappointment having that thing fall apart,” Mr Outerbridge said as he reflected on his beleaguered spell at Cit...
DATE: Jul 17, 2015
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City Hall car park will next week become an all-day parking site, with motorists paying an upfront fee on entry.
Drivers can pay $15 per day (reduced from $17.50) and enter City Hall car park any time after 8am Monday to Saturday on a first come, fir...
DATE: Jul 16, 2015
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The Celebrity Summit is poised to be the first cruise ship captained by an American woman when it visits the Island next month.
Celebrity Cruises has announced that San Francisco native Kate McCue is set to take the helm of the ship in August as it c...
DATE: Jul 16, 2015
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Former Mayor Graeme Outerbridge has defended the “balanced budgets” during his time in office — although he accepted that the Par-la-Ville loan had put the city in a challenging position.
A financial audit, released on Tuesday, cast doubt on the futu...
DATE: Jul 16, 2015
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The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce has appealed against planning approval for projects linked to the 35th America’s Cup.
According to a statement, BEST are objecting to 11 acres of landfill in the South Basin at Dockyard, which is int...
DATE: Jul 15, 2015
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Kim Wilson, the Shadow Minister of Health, has reissued a call for a “sugar tax” in the wake of alarming new obesity statistics.
A recent survey revealed that nearly three quarters of Bermudians — 74.6 per cent — are either overweight or obese.
Mean...
DATE: Jul 14, 2015
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A tropical storm has formed off the US East Coast, but the system is already moving away from the Island.
Tropical Storm Claudette was yesterday afternoon about 640km (346 nautical miles) north-northwest of the Island, and moving in a northeasterly d...
DATE: Jul 14, 2015
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The Progressive Labour Party has called on the Governor to take action after serious allegations made against several government ministers.
The allegations were made in an affidavit by developer Michael MacLean, which was leaked to the media and subs...
DATE: Jul 14, 2015
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Support for casino gambling has grown with more than half of people now in favour, according to the results of a recent survey.
In the poll by Profiles of Bermuda, 53.4 per cent of 407 voters said they were in favour of casino gaming, while 40.5 per ...
DATE: Jul 14, 2015
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Members of the public are being invited to take part in Mandela Day, with Imagine Bermuda helping to facilitate those who want to give a hand.
A spokesman for the organisation said: “In the spirit of the example lived by Mandela, we have been expandi...
DATE: Jul 13, 2015
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