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Prisons Commissioner Eddie Lamb has expressed his family’s “sincere regret” after their pit bull escaped from its kennel and killed a neighbour’s Yorkshire terrier in St David’s.
Lieutenant Colonel Lamb told The Royal Gazette that the incident had “g...
DATE: Jan 29, 2014
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A pit bull was destroyed by dog wardens yesterday after it killed a Yorkshire terrier in St David’s.
The attack — in front of the Yorkshire terrier’s owner and her nine-year-old daughter — happened at about 3.30pm on Sunday on Texas Road, according t...
DATE: Jan 28, 2014
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A mother-of-three in desperate need of an operation to help her eat again says she can’t afford the surgery.
Wanda Pedro claims she is fighting for her life after being diagnosed with a broken bone in her skull, caused by a car accident five years a...
DATE: Jan 28, 2014
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Bermuda Chamber of Commerce members are invited to a breakfast meeting next week to hear more about the SAGE Report, particularly the potential commercial ramifications of its recommendations.
Finance Minister Bob Richards will attend the panel di...
DATE: Jan 28, 2014
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The Bermuda chapter of Amnesty International is looking to boost its ranks after a drop in membership.
Executive director Suzanne Wilson told The Royal Gazette that the charity now has only about 100 paying members, along with about 200 non-paying su...
DATE: Jan 23, 2014
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Campaigners seeking to get pit bulls taken off the prohibited dogs list have heard nothing back from Government since they handed over a petition more than a month ago.
Gina Davis, whose pit bull puppy Hershey was put down by dog wardens in December,...
DATE: Jan 23, 2014
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Education no longer has a dedicated permanent secretary in government following the departure last month of Warren Jones.
Civil servant Mr Jones stepped down from the post after three years to take up a job as a chief executive officer of Polaris Hol...
DATE: Jan 22, 2014
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Tenants of a condominium complex in Sandys who have failed to pay their condo fees have been told to cough up the money — or consider selling their homes.
A warning e-mail, seen by The Royal Gazette, was sent to residents of Boaz Island Village on Ja...
DATE: Jan 21, 2014
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The Department of Environmental Protection has issued guidelines to the public on how to correctly identify black and brown widow spiders.
In the latest edition of the Department’s Envirotalk newsletter, plant protection officer Claire Jessey describ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2014
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Environment
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Sam Strangeways
A six-month-old puppy who was seized by dog wardens on Friday is to be flown off the Island by its owners to ensure it isn’t put down.
Owner Kim Mello posted a message on Facebook, accompanied by a photograph of her pet Isis, saying the dog was taken...
DATE: Jan 21, 2014
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