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Opposition leader Kim Swan, together with other UBP members, today won a temporary injunction stalling the party’s planned merger with the Bermuda Democractic Alliance.
Last week, UBP members voted to disband and join forces with the BDA to form a ne...
DATE: May 10, 2011
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Plans for a ten-storey residential building on the current site of Hamilton’s Quickie Lickie Laundromat have been submitted to planning.
The application was submitted by Cooper Gardner architects on behalf of property owner Walter Cross.
It notes tha...
DATE: May 10, 2011
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A Virginia woman was killed this weekend from injuries suffered in a golf cart accident at the Rosewood Tuckers Point Club.
According to police, 73-year-old Jean Stanley died in King Edward VII Memorial Hospital on Sunday after she fell from a golf c...
DATE: May 10, 2011
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The brother of murder victim Troy ‘Yankee’ Rawlins pleaded guilty today to assaulting police, saying he was distraught over his brother’s death.
Raymond Burgess, 32, of Pembroke, pleaded guilty to obstructing justice, assaulting an officer and violen...
DATE: May 09, 2011
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The Ministry of Public Works has apologised for shortfalls of fresh water, citing challenges at the Tynes Bay reverse osmosis plant.
A spokesman for Public Works said that water production was stalled due to problems with the refurbishments at the fa...
DATE: May 09, 2011
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A dry spring has led to an increasing demand on water delivery services, but water truckers have been stalled by closures at Government water depots.
According to one trucker, Government water depots were closed four of the past six days, and while a...
DATE: May 06, 2011
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A carriage driver was injured in Dockyard after one of his horses was spooked, running him over with his own carriage.
The driver was taken to King Edward VII Memorial with injuries to his hand and back, but his injuries are not believed to be seriou...
DATE: May 06, 2011
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A booklet of coupons sent across the Island was mistakenly labelled OHMS, suggesting that the book was produced or distributed by Government.
The abbreviation OHMS stands for ‘on Her (or His) Majesty’s Service’.
However, management at AdVangate Ltd, ...
DATE: May 05, 2011
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A British couple said yesterday they were relieved to reach Bermuda this week after 36 hours of bailing water from their boat.
Chris and Barbara Fawcett had set out from the Bahamas for the Island on their 44ft sloop Dream or Two six days ago, but a ...
DATE: May 04, 2011
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Some migrant workers in Bermuda are being abused and mistreated by their employers, according to the head of an anti-abuse charity.
Laurie Shiell, of the Centre Against Abuse, said yesterday she has heard reports of foreign workers not being paid, or...
DATE: May 04, 2011
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