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More than a dozen single-parent families will be given food baskets, including Christmas turkeys, thanks to Bermuda CableVision and the Women’s Resource Centre.
In an announcement yesterday, CableVision said it would donate hampers to 20 families who...
DATE: Dec 21, 2011
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An early season cold front brought the Island a record low temperature early yesterday morning.
According to the Bermuda Weather Service, at around 2am the temperature dropped to just 54F, tying the record low for that day of the year.
A spokesman fo...
DATE: Dec 20, 2011
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A Warwick rest home could evolve into an assisted living home while growing to match the rising demand for such a facility.
Paul Claude, of the Lorraine Rest Home, spoke at the meeting of the Hamilton Rotary about a master plan to develop the site.
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DATE: Dec 16, 2011
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Police insist they are committed to a 24-hour presence in St George, however manpower shortages continue to limit the station’s operating hours.
Chief Inspector Hashim Estwick told peolpe at a recent town hall meeting that St George’s police station ...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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The Fairmont Hamilton Princess hopes to build a yacht club and add additional rooms as part of a $52 million expansion.
In a press conference at the hotel yesterday, Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert announced that Government has granted in-principle su...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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A man who locked a ten-year-old boy in a restaurant bathroom and sexually assaulted him has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Jomar Akbar Caines, 36, from Pembroke, also attacked two people who attempted to intervene after hearing the victim’s cr...
DATE: Dec 14, 2011
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Motorists caught using cell phones while behind the wheel will soon be facing fines of up to $1,000.
Senators today approved the Traffic Offences Penalties Amendment Bills, introducing penalties for those caught driving while distracted.
According to...
DATE: Dec 12, 2011
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School enrolment has fallen by five percent over the last ten years, according to the results of the 2010 Census of Population and Housing.
The results, released on Friday, show that enrolment at public schools has fallen by 24 percent while attendan...
DATE: Dec 10, 2011
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The Corporation of St George’s and the Government have been in talks over weaknesses in a report on the possibility of widening Town Cut.
While the report recommends drastically widening the Cut to allow larger ships to reach the town, St George’s Al...
DATE: Dec 09, 2011
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Roadworks on Victoria Street has drawn the ire of area business owners furious it has cut back their business during the Christmas shopping period.
Kathy Lipp, who has owned and operated Better Health for the last three years, said business took a ma...
DATE: Dec 09, 2011
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