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Unionised workers are seeking clearance to attend next week’s Supreme Court hearings on an injunction against them by the Bermuda Government.
The legal action, set for Tuesday through Thursday, stems from marches prompted by a letter on January 23 fr...
DATE: Nov 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The bulk carrier Balder has returned to Dockyard to deliver the second instalment of aggregate that will form the foundations of the America’s Cup Village.
The ship, which arrived in the West End yesterday, will continue to deposit its load of 35,000...
DATE: Nov 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Event
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A public forum on gun violence has been called for tomorrow night after the Island’s latest troubles with firearms.
The event, at 6.30pm in the Bermuda Industrial Union’s headquarters, has been set by former government minister Dale Butler.
Former se...
DATE: Nov 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
With Bermuda’s outdated trash collection routes in dire need of a makeover, GPS systems are to be installed in trucks within a matter of weeks for data gathering to develop a new system.
Craig Cannonier, the Minister of Public Works, acknowledged pub...
DATE: Nov 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda must enter the 21st century to revitalise its tourism industry, the Bermuda Tourism Summit heard.
Information sessions such as ‘How to Wow Authentically’, ‘The Social Session’, and ‘What Millennials Want in Meetings and Events’ indicated a ne...
DATE: Nov 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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A 20-strong group of artistic volunteers brought a stroke of creativity to Front Street’s No 1 car park on Sunday evening, by teaming up to paint a mural of Bermuda’s flag on a wall.
The overnight project was the brainchild of cultural arts movement ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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A damning report by the Auditor-General underlines the origins of Bermuda’s financial woes, according to the Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance.
Bob Richards said the public had “every right to be upset” after the revelations contained in Heather...
DATE: Nov 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Michael Dunkley will travel to Britain at the end of this month for the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council meetings.
Hosted by the British Government, the meetings are scheduled to take place in London from November 30 to December 3.
Th...
DATE: Nov 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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Firefighters have successfully tackled a blaze affecting a car, shed and a surrounding area of brush in Spanish Point, Pembroke.
The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to a report of “trees on fire” at 8.37pm this evening, Sergeant Russann ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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Minister of Public Works Craig Cannonier shot some hoops earlier today at the new Chaplin Bay basketball half-court.
The sporting area, which was installed in September, is located in the upper car park and replaces a previous court which had fallen...
DATE: Nov 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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