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The cost of new affordable housing intended to replace the Victoria and Albert Rows is too high, according to One Bermuda Alliance.
Party leader Craig Cannonier said the new units would put further pressure on Bermudians trying to rent or sell their ...
DATE: May 17, 2012
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The Department of Waste Management will be holding a special waste drop-off event this week for some hazardous items.
This Friday and Saturday between 9am and 4pm, members of the public will be able to drop off fluorescent bulbs, pesticides, hobby ch...
DATE: May 17, 2012
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St George’s may not have a fully functioning police station, but the St George’s Community Action Team (CAT) believe they are preventing crime.
Earlier this week, the team took The Royal Gazette around the old town, highlighting the work that has bee...
DATE: May 17, 2012
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Students at the Bermuda High School took home both first and second prizes in the first Earth Day Student Video Competition.
The video “Plastic Bag” by BHS’s Lara Hetzel, following a single blue, plastic bag as it is blown into the ocean, took home t...
DATE: May 16, 2012
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A man who stole meat from a grocer while drunk, was yesterday ordered not to drink drinking alcohol.
Sinclair Fox, 63, pleaded guilty to stealing a rib-eye steak and a sirloin steak from Arnold’s Supermarket in Somerset.
Magistrates’ Court heard tha...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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A 22-year-old Pembroke man charged with handling ammunition was remanded into custody yesterday.
Julian Washington appeared in Magistrates’ Court on a single charge of handling a 0.45 calibre cartridge on or about January 8 in Pembroke.
The matter wi...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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An award presentation for a returning soldier turned into a different type of celebration as Pte Jonathan Gibbons proposed to his long-time girlfriend.
With a tear in her eye, Jessica Rains accepted the proposal, sparking a round of applause from Pte...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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A man who used a screwdriver to remove his electronic tracking device had his probation replaced with a prison sentence yesterday.
Kawesi (Simba) Wilson, 36, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to damaging the device between April 19 and April 30, b...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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The Bermuda Education Network will host a maths-based conference for parents and teachers next week.
Math Extravaganza will feature presenters from public and private schools as well as the Bermuda Education Council.
Information booths will also be s...
DATE: May 12, 2012
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A Pembroke man was fined $500 in Magistrates’ Court after he admitted stealing $19 of socks.
Rudy Smith, 40, pleaded guilty to one count of stealing from PriceRite on April 28. Crown counsel Maria Sofianos told the court that at around 2.15pm that da...
DATE: May 12, 2012
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