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The Ministry of Public Works has warned the public of a raft of temporary road closures for the Bermuda Marathon Weekend.
Sections of Parson’s Road, Montpelier Road, Middle Road, Frog Lane, Old Military Road, and Gymnasium Road will be closed to traf...
DATE: Jan 18, 2014
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Walter Roban said assurances from Government that commercial immigration was “not a done deal” brought little comfort, given the OBA’s record.
At a public meeting earlier this week, Michael Fahy, the Minister of Home Affairs, insisted no decision had...
DATE: Jan 18, 2014
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Convicted killer David Cox has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years — the maximum penalty allowed under Bermuda law for premeditated murder.
Cox, 33, to life in prison for gunning down Troy (Yankee) Rawlins,...
DATE: Jan 17, 2014
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A convicted killer has had his minimum sentenced more than halved as a result of a recent Privy Council ruling.
Antonio Myers, 28, had been sentenced to spend at least 38 years behind bars for the murder of Kumi Harford, however that sentence has now...
DATE: Jan 17, 2014
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Health Minister Trevor Moniz yesterday relaunched the STEPS to a Well Bermuda health survey
The survey, involving more than 2,600 Bermuda households, was started last year in an effort to gauge health issues on the Island and help develop a chronic d...
DATE: Jan 16, 2014
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Elbow Beach will be under new management this Spring when the current management contract with the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group ends.
According to a spokeswoman, the Elbow Beach Hotel and Development Company Limited will assume management control of...
DATE: Jan 16, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenager riding a stolen cycle was arrested yesterday afternoon following a high speed police chase along South Road.
The chase began just after 2pm on Rural Hill, South Road and ended on St Michael’s Road in Paget.
A police spokesman said: “The...
DATE: Jan 16, 2014
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A convicted killer yesterday had his minimum sentenced more than halved as a result of a recent Privy Council ruling.
Antonio Myers, 28, had been sentenced to spend at least 38 years behind bars for the murder of Kumi Harford but that sentence was th...
DATE: Jan 16, 2014
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Government should not introduce pay incentives for teachers, according to Shadow Education Minister Walton Brown.
Education Minister Grant Gibbons recently told The Royal Gazette he was considering introducing incentives for high-performing schools a...
DATE: Jan 14, 2014
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St George’s MPs are calling on the public to donate their time to help clean up the St George’s Golf Course.
Kenneth Bascome said the handful of people hired by Government as part of a temporary work initiative have been doing a good job but more wor...
DATE: Jan 14, 2014
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