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The half-century old trees growing in the median of Ewing Street received a high tech boost yesterday.
Horticultural workers from Horsfield Landscaping and Design Ltd started the process of installing Silva Cells in the ground beside them.
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DATE: Mar 04, 2015
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The appointment of Gitanjali Gutiérrez to the $180,000-a-year role as Bermuda’s first Information Commissioner begins “a seismic shift”, as former Premier Paula Cox described the legislation creating the position in 2011.
However, it has been a five-...
DATE: Mar 04, 2015
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A man who drives a specially equipped car to transport his wheelchair-using daughter says unauthorised vehicles are occupying parking spots in Hamilton reserved for those with a PC licence plate or displaying their disabled permit.
David Chew wants t...
DATE: Mar 03, 2015
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Gale-force winds, sometimes becoming as strong as storm force, hit Bermuda nine times during a four-week period in January and February — and the heavy weather is not over yet.
Meteorologist Jeff Torgerson at the Bermuda Weather Service (BWS) said th...
DATE: Mar 02, 2015
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Progressive Labour Party MP Walter Roban criticised the ruling One Bermuda Alliance party for “beating up” on the Civil Service in the House of Assembly on Friday night.
Mr Roban added: “How do you work for people who do not actually value you?”
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DATE: Mar 02, 2015
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Minister of Finance Bob Richards was called a “financial terrorist” by Progressive Labour Party (PLP) MP Lawrence Scott last night in the House of Assembly during the debate following the Reply to the Budget.
Mr Scott made the comment early in his sp...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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The Women’s Resource Centre will transfer its sexual assault hotline and response service to the Centre Against Abuse.
The charities said yesterday that they had revamped their services and programmes in response to community needs and cost-efficien...
DATE: Feb 27, 2015
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The ten per cent Wednesday discount at supermarkets ended at closing time last night.
The groups that had agreed to implement the discount — The MarketPlace Ltd, Lindo’s Group of Companies and The Supermart Ltd — will revert to the 5 per cent rate th...
DATE: Feb 26, 2015
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The Basketball Academy for Girls is aiming to raise $26,000 towards a team trip to Montreal, scheduled for the end of March.
The girls will compete against four high school and club teams in the Canadian city.
Volunteer coordinator and parent represe...
DATE: Feb 26, 2015
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A derelict house was seriously damaged by a fire last night.
No one was injured in the blaze at the property, on Talavera Lane, near Boundary Lane, St George’s.
A dog was chained up at the house but was able to avoid the flames thanks to the length ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2015
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