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Jonathan Bell
The Transport Control Department has closed for the rest of today.
A Government spokesman said a problem with the water supply forced the centre, on North Street, Pembroke, to shut its doors just before noon.
He added that “customers wi...
DATE: Jul 10, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
Draw 4 Change art exhibition at the BSOA. (Photographs by Akil Simmons)
DATE: Jul 09, 2019
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More than 250 gospel singers from around the globe entertained crowds in Hamilton yesterday.
Visitors from the United States, Caribbean, Britain and Africa sang on the steps of City Hall to celebrate the 49th Annual Caribbean Lectureship.
It is the f...
DATE: Jul 09, 2019
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An Irish company is to install an aeration system in the slurry pit of a farm at the centre of a row over bad smells and pests.
Green Land Dairy Farm in Smith’s said Dairy Power Equipment had been recruited to install a new system in its manure pit i...
DATE: Jul 09, 2019
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Sarah Lagan
An investigation into delays in the payment of compensation to victims of crime is at the “fact-finding stage”, it has been revealed.
Victoria Pearman, the Ombudsman, said “that the potential harm of maladministration at the Criminal Injuries Compens...
DATE: Jul 09, 2019
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A six-man Wage Commission will include two ex officio members from the ministries responsible for labour and finance.
The news came as legislation to set up the commission was tabled on Friday in the House of Assembly.
Its main functions under the Em...
DATE: Jul 09, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Local charities have reaped a surprise bonus from this year’s donations from the Bermuda End-to-End event.
Four good causes were expected to get $30,000 each from the annual walk — but the figure was boosted to $45,000 apiece because of the high leve...
DATE: Jul 09, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
The government body set up to compensate victims of crime has failed to reveal the size of its “serious backlog” of cases under public access to information.
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Board told the Court of Appeal last November that it had ...
DATE: Jul 09, 2019
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A World Bank report on waste management has found that Bermuda produces more waste per head than any other country.
Bermuda topped the world in per capita waste creation, with an estimated 4.56 kilograms a person every day.
But those figures were roo...
DATE: Jul 09, 2019
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Progressive Labour Party backbenchers have called for a fresh discussion on independence.
Walton Brown said the need for a debate had become more important because the British Government had forced social and financial policies on Bermuda.
He told th...
DATE: Jul 09, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
