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Plans for a redeveloped L.F. Wade International Airport have garnered provisional approval from the Development Applications Board.
The plans for the controversial project were submitted to the Department of Planning earlier this year, proposing a ne...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
At least one former staff member at the Summerhaven residence for the physically disabled has vowed to fight his dismissal in court, as tenants call for his reinstatement.
A co-ordinator at the assisted living facility, where protests over management...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
One of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in the past decade has hit the impoverished nation of Haiti.
Hurricane Matthew, a Category 4 storm packing winds of 140mph, made landfall at the south-western tip near Les Anglais at about 8am.
According t...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A “misleading document” submitted by former works and engineering minister Derrick Burgess to Cabinet formed the basis of a contract worth close to $1 million being awarded to Concorde Construction.
Technical officers within the Ministry of Works and...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Carroll Wainwright, a prominent American lawyer who achieved lifelong notoriety after skipping Bermuda as a child stowaway in 1934, has died at the age of 90.
The press dubbed Wainwright, heir to a wealthy family, “the Silk-Stockinged Stowaway” after...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Barks and growls replaced hymns and prayers at The Unfinished Church on Sunday as Bermuda’s pet owners brought their animals to be blessed.
Reverends Canon W. David Raths and John Stow carried out a short service to a congregation made up of about 1...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The decision to renew a controversial tourism consultancy contract without a public tender came from Ewart Brown, the former Premier, the Commission of Inquiry heard yesterday.
Cherie Whitter, the former permanent secretary, told the inquiry that Dr ...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Event
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A newly formed tropical storm is considered a “potential threat” to the island.
According to the Bermuda Weather Service’s 6pm update, Tropical Storm Nicole was around 529 nautical miles south-southeast of the island and moving northwest.
The system ...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Pembroke man accused of committing three robberies has been remanded in custody.
It is alleged that Tio Weeks used a firearm in two of the robberies, while having an imitation firearm for the third.
Appearing in Magistrates’ Court this morning, th...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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The Bermuda Mental Health Foundation will be hosting a fundraiser to improve support for Bermuda’s mentally ill population.
The “Sheltering Our Way Fundraiser” is a month-long event in which people can experience being homeless in Bermuda for 12 hour...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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