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A group of Pembroke seniors enjoyed food, prizes and music this weekend courtesy at a tea party, thrown by the Pembroke West Central PLP Branch.
A total of 40 seniors gathered at the Pembroke Community Club for the event on Saturday, which featured a...
DATE: Apr 08, 2013
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St George’s Mayor Garth Rothwell said he is disappointed with the summer ferry schedule due to a lack of evening service to the east.
The schedule, set to come into effect on April 15, lists four ferries between Dockyard and St George’s on Monday, We...
DATE: Apr 08, 2013
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A coming change in FutureCare premiums has angered some seniors, who say the programme is rapidly becoming too expensive.
The new rate structure, unveiled by Government last week, ends the existing two-tier system in which seniors paid different prem...
DATE: Apr 08, 2013
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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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