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A sculpture commemorating the slaves who came to Bermuda in 1835 on-board the Enterprize will be unveiled in Barr's Bay Park tomorrow.
The Corporation of Hamilton is holding a ceremony marking the 175th anniversary of the arrival of the ship between ...
DATE: Feb 10, 2010
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Ombudsman Arlene Brock has given Government a deadline of next month to respond properly to her damning July 2009 report on the Bermuda Archives.
Ms Brock found evidence of maladministration at the official repository for Government records after a s...
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The Corporation of Hamilton will soon have a record of all its fixed assets and historical artifacts.
A meeting at City Hall heard last week that accountant Peter Button had drawn up the first register detailing everything belonging to the municipali...
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The Bank of Bermuda wants to put a sculpture of a bronze boat outside its Front Street headquarters.
A meeting of the Corporation of Hamilton heard that the artwork, by Bill Ming, would be sited on the bank's property.
City engineer Patrick Cooper sa...
DATE: Feb 10, 2010
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The Corporation of Hamilton is to ask Government to "list" four buildings in the capital because of their special architectural, historical or cultural significance.
The municipality wants Victoria Park bandstand, Par-la-Ville library and Perot Post ...
DATE: Feb 09, 2010
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"Tremendous cost overruns" on capital projects are partly to blame for Bermuda's rising debt, according to Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards.
He told the House of Assembly on Friday that though Government gained hard assets when it completed such ...
DATE: Feb 09, 2010
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Alfresco dining along the water's edge in Hamilton may be on offer this summer — in an area normally used for motorcycle parking.
The Corporation of Hamilton has already discussed with the Chamber of Commerce the plan to transform one side of Front S...
DATE: Feb 09, 2010
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Former Education Minister Terry Lister has called for tougher discipline in schools, telling MPs that "leadership" is needed in the classroom.
The Government backbencher told the House of Assembly on Friday that in all the recent talk about reforming...
DATE: Feb 09, 2010
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Shadow Health Minister Louise Jackson has blasted her Government counterpart for what she termed his "abysmal" record in giving the public accurate statistics.
The Opposition MP claimed on Friday that Health Minister Walter Roban needed to "get his a...
DATE: Feb 09, 2010
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Government has given itself an extra two years to compile a register of non-Bermudian land ownership — and granted foreigners the same extension to ensure they comply with an anti-fronting law.
Expatriates who own land here under a licence granted be...
DATE: Feb 06, 2010
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