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Conservation groups have accused the Government of forcing through a controversial application for a quarry operation in a pristine natural spot.
The Bermuda Audubon Society claimed the go-ahead given to the proposal at Judkin Lane, Hamilton Parish, ...
DATE: Nov 29, 2019
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Environment
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Roadside breath-test checkpoints will be set up in seven parishes next weekend.
Police will be in place in Hamilton Parish, Smith’s, Devonshire, Pembroke, Paget, Warwick and Southampton from December 6 to December 8.
DATE: Nov 29, 2019
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Other
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News Staff
MPs are to debate housekeeping legislation for the Ministry of Finance today, as well as the Annual Report of the Bermuda College for 2018-19.
Among items on the Orders of the Day was the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) Amendment Act 2019, to be bro...
DATE: Nov 29, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two cruise lines have pledged to change practices that have hurt Bermuda businesses, the tourism minister said yesterday.
Zane DeSilva said that a ministry representative had heard “disparaging” remarks about public transport and the high cost of tax...
DATE: Nov 29, 2019
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Politics
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Accessibility is the theme of this year’s UN International Day of Disabled Persons.
The Ministry of Health’s Disability Advisory Council will work with Ageing and Disability Services to mark the occasion at a special ceremony on December 3.
Kim Wils...
DATE: Nov 29, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, delivered a statement on staffing updates in his ministry at the House of Assembly today.
• To read Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch’s statement in full, click on the PDF under “Related Medi...
DATE: Nov 29, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Government is inviting “honest and direct engagement from the community” on how Bermuda can address race relations.
The public will be asked to share “thoughts and views and possible solutions on how we can better connections between races”, comm...
DATE: Nov 29, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Community and Sport, delivered a ministerial statement at the House of Assembly today on the celebration of Sammy Wilson and Clarence Hill.
• To read Lovitta Foggo’s statement in full, click on the PDF under “Re...
DATE: Nov 29, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Bermuda International Film Festival is to screen a dramatic film about ballet legend Rudolf Nureyev at its monthly film series, BIFFFlix.
The White Crow is the story about how a dazzling Nureyev travelled to Paris as a member of the world-renowne...
DATE: Nov 29, 2019
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Other
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News Staff
The island’s psychiatric hospital refused to admit a vulnerable homeless man with mental health problems, Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday.
Eric Richardson’s lawyer told the court it was a disgrace that the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute had refus...
DATE: Nov 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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