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Fifty dollars didn’t exactly go a long way in Bermuda’s supermarkets ten years ago. It goes a much shorter distance today.
The Royal Gazette embarked on a food shopping trip to see what you could get for $50 using 2002 prices, and repeated the task u...
DATE: Apr 16, 2012
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Soaring numbers of families and seniors are finding it impossible to cope with rocketing food prices, charities warned yesterday.
Age Concern called for tax breaks for the elderly after noting the cost of staple items such as bread, potatoes and rice...
DATE: Apr 16, 2012
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The cash many fork out on a couple of rounds of drinks in a Front Street bar is all ‘Mr A’ can afford for his weekly groceries.
The 89-year-old former Government employee has between $50 and $70 left for food and household essentials once rent and al...
DATE: Apr 16, 2012
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Air passengers on the London-Bermuda route face major hold-ups over the next two days.
Last night’s 8.05pm plane to London was hit by a 12-hour delay, with its take-off time put back to 8.30am today, according to the British Airways website.
That mea...
DATE: Apr 09, 2012
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Just four hurricanes are predicted for the region this year, as weather experts point to unusually cool Atlantic temperatures.
That figure compares to the median average of 6.5, while the number of expected named storms is ten, down from the average ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2012
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The high winds may have been a bit too fierce for many kite-flying hopefuls, but hundreds of people packed out Horseshoe Bay for traditional Good Friday celebrations nevertheless.
Live entertainment provided by the Chewstick Foundation helped generat...
DATE: Apr 07, 2012
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A 25-year-old diving instructor has died following an accident off Grotto Bay Hotel.
Ryan Craig, a Canadian expatriate working for Triangle Diving Bermuda, was found in shallow water after apparently going scuba diving on his own on Thursday.
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DATE: Apr 07, 2012
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A man was taken to hospital after a machete fight broke out yards from where children played at a fun day today.
Eyewitnesses said the victim appeared to suffer head injuries in the incident on a car park next door to Southampton Rangers at about 6pm...
DATE: Apr 06, 2012
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Horticultural waste continued accumulating at Pembroke Dump for about five months while machinery to treat it was broken, Government staff have revealed.
Government yesterday confirmed its pro-grinder, the equipment which breaks down plant waste disc...
DATE: Apr 04, 2012
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The Pembroke Dump fire could have been started by a carelessly discarded cigarette, according to a Government waste manager.
Allan Hunt said tree clippings piled up in dry conditions might easily have been set ablaze by the smallest of sparks on Thur...
DATE: Mar 31, 2012
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