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More than a year after a St George’s wall fell on a motorist, work on repairs has yet to begin.
However, area MP Kim Swan says he has been speaking with the Government about the issue and he has been told the wall on Wellington Lane will be repaired....
DATE: Jul 30, 2012
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The Bermuda Industrial Union Co-op Society has announced that it has put in place a short-term hold on loan payments.
In a press release issued yesterday, signed by president of the Co-op Society Graham Nesbitt, the society cites a larger than usual ...
DATE: Jul 28, 2012
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Plans to redevelop facilities at Horseshoe Bay are set to move forward this fall, with ground being broken in October.
The project, a public-private partnership between the Government and the South Shore Hospitality Group (SSHG), will give the toilet...
DATE: Jul 28, 2012
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Anti-gang charity CARTEL charging another charity for use of White’s Island while leasing it for free is “unbecoming,” according to OBA MP Mark Pettingill.
“There may be a valid reason why the lease was granted to Pastor [Leroy] Bean’s charity, but s...
DATE: Jul 28, 2012
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A 21-year-old repeat offender was jailed for 18 months yesterday for a string of offences including trespassing and assault.
Magistrates’ Court heard that on May 15, Troy Harris Jr entered a home on Harrington Sound Road as a trespasser, damaging a b...
DATE: Jul 27, 2012
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The moving of a popular rector from St Patrick’s Church to St Teresa’s has upset some churchgoers.
Reverend Paul Voisin is set to move to his new church this weekend, filling the position that had been held by Father Joseph Palubeski until his death ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2012
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Data collected from Bermuda’s waters is being used to track the effects of ocean acidification.
In a paper recently published by the journal Biogeosciences, a team of scientists from Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) and Scripps Institute of...
DATE: Jul 26, 2012
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Amendments relaxing the 60-40 rule on foreign ownership of businesses in specific industries were approved yesterday by the Senate.
According to Senator Vince Ingham, the change would allow firms listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, or other designa...
DATE: Jul 26, 2012
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Seniors will be legally protected from paying car licence fees, but TCD will crack down on fraudsters seeking to take advantage of the scheme.
Senate yesterday approved the Motor Car Amendment Act, which enshrines in law the policy of not charging se...
DATE: Jul 26, 2012
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A law requiring Bermudians married to non-Bermudians to purchase a licence before buying property has been rolled back by Senators.
While such couples will not require a licence to purchase their first home, as was necessary under the controversial l...
DATE: Jul 26, 2012
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