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A town hall meeting is set for Wednesday to give Hamilton stakeholders their say on the best ways to build up municipal governance.
The meeting has been called by the Ministry of Home Affairs, with an invitation to city “residents, property-owners an...
DATE: Aug 18, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A woman swimmer was chased by a three-foot-long sucker fish for an hour in a bizarre game of tag that left her with a bite on her toe.
Rachel Ann Garbett said the remora fish stalked her as she swam from a boat in the waters off Admiralty Park House ...
DATE: Aug 18, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A solo sailor stranded in Bermuda after he ran aground off the island on his way to a new life in the Caribbean is being helped to get back to sea.
Valery Ivantsov, who fled from war-torn eastern Ukraine, was denied refugee status in Canada this summ...
DATE: Aug 18, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A pile of trash left uncollected in St George’s led to rats and a bad smell, residents have said.
Neighbours in Slippery Hill said garbage bags were left uncollected since before Cup Match and were at last picked up at about 7.45pm on Thursday.
One r...
DATE: Aug 18, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Jamaican Association has distanced itself from comments made by a former president who claimed the Premier’s calls to put Bermudians first were an insult to immigrants to the island.
Orville Campbell said David Burt should acknowledge the “great ...
DATE: Aug 18, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Four lawnmowers have been donated to a community service programme for inmates.
The Treatment of Offenders Board handed over the machines to national security minister Wayne Caines.
They will be used as part of the Department of Corrections’ inmate c...
DATE: Aug 18, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A homeless man was sentenced to a total of four months in jail after he admitted theft and trespassing charges yesterday.
Terrence Parsons, 50, pleaded guilty to two counts of theft and trespassing with intent to steal.
Magistrates’ Court heard that ...
DATE: Aug 18, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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The conversion of a failed condominium complex into a hotel will create at least 80 jobs, the Senate heard yesterday.
The comment came during debate on the Bermuda Housing Amendment Act 2018.
The legislation exempts the Bermuda Housing Corporation ...
DATE: Aug 18, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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New regulations to better protect the rights of children are being finalised, senators heard yesterday.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General, said that the move would “enhance the effectiveness” of the National Child Safeguarding Committee.
She ...
DATE: Aug 17, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Marvin Brock’s life was turned upside down this year when he found out he had stage four prostate cancer after a gallbladder surgery.
Mr Brock, who spent years battling to save his son’s life with the help of strangers, was forced to appeal for assis...
DATE: Aug 17, 2018
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Other
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