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Government slashed grants and contributions to a number of organisations in the recently unveiled 2014/15 Budget.
According to the 2014/15 Budget, Government intends to spend $293.7 million in grants and contributions in the coming year — $23 million...
DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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The final casualty of the War of 1812 was remembered in a ceremony in St George’s this weekend almost 200 years after his death.
The annual Midshipman Dale ceremony, held on Saturday, marked the 199th anniversary of the American sailor’s death in St ...
DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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Decriminalisation of drugs would benefit Bermuda, but will not end the violence, according to US cop-turned-campaigner Jack Cole.
Mr Cole, co-founder of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), is on the Island this week to speak with the public a...
DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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Disputes between two Government departments and the Bermuda Industrial Union grew yesterday, with Parks Department workers downing tools and ferry service remaining suspended despite an injunction.
In an e-mail to Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy f...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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A series of writs have been filed in the Supreme Court in connection to allegations of corruption made against Premier Craig Cannonier and two Cabinet Ministers.
The first of the writs, filed yesterday, lists Premier Craig Cannonier as the plaintiff ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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Politics
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The Bermuda Audubon Society is seeking planning permission to create a nature trail at Seymours Pond and establish a long-term conservation plan for the reserve.
Society secretary Karen Border said the project, conceived as a way of marking the socie...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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Environment
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Cuts and falling benefits could severely impact the Island’s seniors if included in today’s Budget, according to Age Concern.
Chairperson of Age Concern’s advocacy committee Charles Jeffers said: “At a time when many seniors are suffering from the ef...
DATE: Feb 21, 2014
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A ma n who sexually assaulted a woman and held her at knifepoint was yesterday jailed for five years.
Randall O’Brian King Jr, 35, pleaded guilty last year to depriving a woman of liberty, sexually assaulting her and having a knife in a public place ...
DATE: Feb 21, 2014
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Court
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A police motorcyclist crashed into an area of marsh near Barnes Corner, Southampton this morning after losing control of his machine during a training exercise.
The officer was taken to hospital suffering from chest injuries.
Earlier today two men, ...
DATE: Feb 21, 2014
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A programme aimed at helping seniors pay electricity bills has seen rising demand since its inception — but the community has also boosted its support for the initiative.
Executive director of Age Concern Claudette Fleming said the group launched the...
DATE: Feb 20, 2014
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