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The $250 million redevelopment of Bermuda’s airport is “not a done deal”, according to the president of the Canadian construction firm leading the project.
Steve Nackan, from Aecon Concessions, told The Royal Gazette yesterday that though it would co...
DATE: Feb 24, 2016
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A group opposed to same-sex marriage has removed an online appeal for campaign funds after a request from the Charities Commission.
Preserve Marriage was seeking donations on its website to “succeed” in its “mandate to preserve marriage in our countr...
DATE: Feb 22, 2016
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One Bermuda Alliance backbencher Mark Pettingill says his party’s plan to outlaw same-sex marriage is “very disconcerting” and may breach international human rights law.
The MP and lawyer, who is representing a couple seeking to wed on the island, wa...
DATE: Feb 19, 2016
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The local office of international architecture firm OBMI has been hired to work on the first phase of the controversial $250 million airport redevelopment project.
The appointment was made by Canadian contractors Aecon Construction Group, after an “e...
DATE: Feb 17, 2016
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A neighbour who says she witnessed an attack by a pitbull on a little boy has rejected claims from the child’s father that bystanders did nothing to help.
The woman said she heard the eight-year-old’s “heart-wrenching screams” on Sunday afternoon and...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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A father told yesterday how his eight-year-old son ran home alone “bloodied” and “terrified” after he was bitten repeatedly by an illegal pitbull that broke free from its tethering in a friend’s garden.
The man said witnesses who claimed to have seen...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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An illegal pitbull was surrendered to the dog wardens over the weekend after it attacked a young child.
The boy was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s emergency room after the attack that occurred on Sunday in Southampton. The Ministry of H...
DATE: Feb 10, 2016
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Mary Williams has been described as elegant all her life, so it’s perhaps fitting that her 100th birthday party should take place in a luxury hotel and be themed as a “royal tea”.
Family and friends of Mrs Williams will join her on Monday, February 1...
DATE: Feb 05, 2016
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Community workers have expressed their concern at a void of support services aimed directly at young people dealing with sexual identity issues in Bermuda.
The Bermuda Government does not fund any programmes specifically for LGBTQ youth, The Royal Ga...
DATE: Feb 05, 2016
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A policy for dealing with urgent medical scans was only put in place at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after a patient with a burst appendix suffered life-threatening damage to his heart and lungs owing to avoidable delays.
Bermuda Hospitals Board...
DATE: Jan 29, 2016
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