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A 52-year-old man who stole $164 of frozen meat from a grocery store has been remanded to drug treatment court.
Dean Burgess pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court this morning to stealing a leg of lamb and three racks of lamb from the Heron Bay Market...
DATE: Feb 20, 2015
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Government came under fire in the Senate yesterday, with Opposition Senate Leader Diallo Rabain claiming it was falling short on consultation and transparency.
Government Senate Leader Michael Fahy defended Government’s record and work to create jobs...
DATE: Feb 19, 2015
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Training initiatives and capital projects in the Budget statement would be welcome news for the building industry, according to Construction Association of Bermuda president Charles Dunstan.
Mr Dunstan said he hoped to see Government continue to enco...
DATE: Feb 19, 2015
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Shoppers reacted with dismay yesterday to the news that the 10 per cent grocery discount will end after next week.
Lindo’s, Supermart and MarketPlace stores agreed to offer the increased discount on Wednesdays beginning in December 2013 as part of an...
DATE: Feb 19, 2015
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Government has received 620 applications for Bermudian status by Permanent Residence Certificate holders, according to Senator Michael Fahy.
Speaking in the Senate, Sen Fahy said that of those who had applied under section 20B of the Bermuda Immigrat...
DATE: Feb 18, 2015
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The Ministry of Public Works is seeking permission to erect a pedestrian tunnel to protect railway trail users from an unstable cliff face.
According to a planning application received recently by the Department of Planning, the tunnel would be erect...
DATE: Feb 17, 2015
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A 21-year-old man this morning denied having 35g of cannabis with intent to supply.
Shaquan Lovell, from Devonshire, pleaded not guilty to having the controlled drug in an incident on September 24 in Paget.
According to prosecutor Carrington Mahoney,...
DATE: Feb 17, 2015
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A woman has sued the Bermuda Hospitals Board over allegations that she was injured in a workplace prank.
While the Supreme Court recently struck out claims that the board (BHB) did not properly train staff not to play potentially dangerous jokes, oth...
DATE: Feb 16, 2015
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Government spent more than $200,000 on furnishings for the Public Works headquarters and the Government Administration Building.
According to a notice gazetted last month, the Ministry of Public Works spent $213,602.26 on office furnishings. The cont...
DATE: Feb 16, 2015
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The Bermuda Public Service Union has voted to make the president’s position a full-time, paid post.
During an emergency general meeting held last Friday, members voted in favour of the changes previously approved by the union’s General Council. Of th...
DATE: Feb 16, 2015
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