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Bermuda Regiment soldiers this weekend worked their way through a simulated riot in their most recent training exercise.
The exercise tasked soldiers to defend key locations in the Dockyard area while dealing with peaceful — and less peaceful — demon...
DATE: Apr 08, 2013
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The Bermuda Police Service is calling for the public to secure their homes after a rash of burglaries.
A Police spokesman said last night that the service has seen a surge in burglaries, specifically in Hamilton Parish, Warwick and Sandys.
The major...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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A proposal for a “food production plant” to grow and package produce in Southampton has been approved by the Development Applications Board.
The application by E&L Industries states the project consists of a facility on Industrial Park Road and a 2,2...
DATE: Apr 05, 2013
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Governor George Fergusson will this weekend authorise pirates to kidnap several members of the public — to raise funds for the Bermuda Sloop Foundation.
The second annual Pirates of Bermuda fundraiser is set to come to a head on Saturday, with 32 “ho...
DATE: Apr 05, 2013
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Two young men who traded stolen jewellery for cash were yesterday given suspended sentences.
Joshua Usher, 19, pleaded guilty to two counts of receiving stolen goods; Richai Young, 18, pleaded guilty to a single count.
The jewellery was stolen from t...
DATE: Apr 05, 2013
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Anti-drink driving group CADA will today host the first of two public discussions on the potential impact of police checkpoints.
The organisation has been campaigning to implement such checkpoints for several years, noting their success in reducing d...
DATE: Apr 04, 2013
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FutureCare premiums will change next month, with Government injecting $3 million of capital into the programme to keep it affordable for seniors.
Starting May 1, all FutureCare clients will pay a monthly premium of $440 — bringing an end to the two-t...
DATE: Apr 04, 2013
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Health
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The Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust (BHCT) yesterday received a $250,000 donation courtesy of KPMG.
A spokesman said the donation will be used to help fund the $247 million redevelopment of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, and turn the hospital ...
DATE: Apr 03, 2013
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A study on the diets of pregnant women in Bermuda is under way in an effort to improve the health of mothers and their children.
The study, facilitated by Laval University’s Atlantis Mobile Laboratories stationed at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sci...
DATE: Apr 03, 2013
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The Bermuda Regiment Junior Leaders are on a new mission — to raise funds to visit their sister unit in Canada.
A Regiment spokesman said the group will be operating a food stall this year at the Agricultural Show this year in addition to helping org...
DATE: Apr 02, 2013
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