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Giving voting rights to commercial immigrants to Bermuda would be wrong, Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy told the Senate.
He said that an economic citizenship programme should not be taken off the table as all opportunities for economic growth for...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The decline of Bermuda’s bee population has prompted environmentalists to organise a fair dedicated to the flying insects.
The event will be held at Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute on Saturday, April 12, from 11am to 3.45pm, with a short fil...
DATE: Mar 18, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Arlene Brock’s eight-and-a-half years in charge of the Ombudsman’s Office of Bermuda have been nothing if not headline-grabbing.
She has been publicly accused of bias by a Cabinet Minister, sued by the Corporation of Hamilton and had at least one of ...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A new study has discovered a dramatic drop in the levels of mercury found in pregnant women in Bermuda in the last decade.
A paper published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE compares two studies conducted in 2003 and 2011 which reveal a significant...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda’s top archaeologist is being urged to explain why he thought historic tombstones at Tucker’s Point Golf Club were modern constructions, by the descendants of some of those buried there.
Tucker’s Town Historical Society has uncovered photograp...
DATE: Mar 13, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermudian Broadway star Rebecca Faulkenberry is to headline an event in Hamilton marking Earth Hour later this month.
The actor, who played Mary Jane in the Broadway smash hit ‘Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark’, will perform songs from the musical outsi...
DATE: Mar 12, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The right of Finance Minister Bob Richards and Government backbencher Jeff Sousa to serve as MPs in the House of Assembly has been questioned in a minority report released yesterday by a parliamentary committee.
Shadow Cabinet Ministers Walton Brown ...
DATE: Mar 11, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Department of Health has blamed a shortage of crucial vaccines for infants on “challenges” faced by countries all over the world — and has warned that supplies could run out again.
As reported by The Royal Gazette last week, doctors have been tel...
DATE: Mar 06, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Health and Environment Minister Trevor Moniz told MPs he had an “open mind” about how best to deal with Bermuda’s dangerous dogs and is “sympathetic to the idea that there should be some change”.
Mr Moniz said he didn’t propose to make any changes to...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Government has significantly stepped up its seizures of illegal dogs in the past year, according to figures released by the Department of Environmental Protection.
Animal wardens seized 136 dogs in 2013, compared to just 69 in 2012. And already this ...
DATE: Mar 04, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
