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Premier Ewart Brown never flies first class at taxpayers' expense and only has Bermuda's best interests in mind when abroad, his press secretary insisted last night.
Dr. Brown's spokesman Arnold Minors said a $265,000 bill run up in the past nine mon...
DATE: Feb 16, 2010
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Bermuda has been buffeted by two storms in the space of a week — and more windy weather is on the way today.
But meteorologist Ken Smith, from Bermuda Weather Service, said yesterday that gale force conditions were not expected. He said winds increas...
DATE: Feb 16, 2010
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Three men were arrested on suspicion of possessing firearms after an incident on Court Street yesterday.
Police responded to a reported sighting of men with weapons in a parking lot just before 2.30 p.m.
A spokesman said: "This resulted in Police uni...
DATE: Feb 16, 2010
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A charity dedicated to preserving Bermuda's open spaces for future generations is seeking planning permission for two new nature reserves on opposite sides of the Island.
Buy Back Bermuda has drawn up proposals to add footpaths, benches, illustrative...
DATE: Feb 15, 2010
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The Department of Child and Family Services has come in for heavy criticism for its handling of an adoption application.
A Family Court panel chaired by magistrate Juan Wolffe lambasted the Department for dragging its heels in the case involving the ...
DATE: Feb 15, 2010
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An online petition has been launched to save the Corporation of Hamilton.
City Hall has set up a website at www.saveourcitybermuda.org which urges citizens to "speak up," "get involved" and "take action now" to stop Government closing down the munici...
DATE: Feb 13, 2010
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Expatriates who own land in Bermuda under a licence granted before August 2007 must still get that licence validated before June this year, Cabinet Minister Walter Roban said yesterday.
He told the House of Assembly that he gave out incorrect informa...
DATE: Feb 13, 2010
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When Wendell Hollis woke up in the intensive care unit at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital just before Christmas, one of the first things he did was post a message on his Facebook page.
"For all of you wondering, I think I woke up in Heaven, because...
DATE: Feb 12, 2010
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One of Bermuda's top lawyers is to undergo "cutting edge" surgery in the US to restore the use of his left arm after it was paralysed in a bike accident.
Wendell Hollis, who has acted as the Premier's personal attorney, will undergo an operation whic...
DATE: Feb 12, 2010
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The daughter of late MP and prominent attorney Julian Hall has been appointed as assistant to the Premier.
Liana Hall, 25, a lawyer, started the $75,000 job on Monday, according to the Premier's press secretary.
Cabinet Secretary Marc Telemaque expla...
DATE: Feb 11, 2010
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