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It opened with ambitious pledges, plus vows to give out millions annually, and now — just over a year later — the Bermuda Community Foundation has reportedly distributing nearly $1.5 million in grants.
The annual report for BCF yesterday announced $1...
DATE: Apr 16, 2015
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Bermudians who travel to the UK for longer than six months and do not have a British passport must obtain a Biometric Residence Permit, Government confirmed this evening.
The new rules, which are being rolled out in other countries including the Caym...
DATE: Apr 16, 2015
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Ministers Pat Gordon-Pamplin and Wayne Scott attended an official proclamation ceremony at City Hall today to mark Child Abuse Prevention month.
The event, which was also attended by the choir from Northlands School, was organised by the charity Savi...
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The new information commissioner has hailed a successful “first step” in the implementation of the Public Access to Information Act.
Gitanjali Gutierrez announced today that public authorities have upheld their responsibility to provide PATI informat...
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Air visitors to Bermuda have given the Island’s public transportation system the thumbs up, according to a new survey.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority survey revealed that 89 per cent of the air visitors that took the bus were satisfied with the servic...
DATE: Apr 16, 2015
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Campaigners upset about the new maintenance yard in Botanical Gardens have turned to Public Access to Information legislation to see if environmental reports were carried out on the project.
In a statement, Take Back Our Park (TBOP) stated it had use...
DATE: Apr 16, 2015
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A St George’s man caught with a small amount of cannabis while intoxicated has asked Magistrates’ Court not to leave him with a drug conviction.
Alfred Docouto, 26, of Cut Road apologised for the offence, telling Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo: “I’m a ha...
DATE: Apr 16, 2015
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A “promising” apprentice dockworker was told that he was fortunate to avoid a drug conviction in Magistrates’ Court after being caught with cannabis and a scale.
“You were celebrating the securing of your job at Stevedoring Services,” magistrate Kham...
DATE: Apr 16, 2015
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Firefighters last night tackled a brush fire, which was spotted in the Orange Valley Road area of Devonshire.
According to a Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) spokesman, the service received reports of the blaze shortly after 11pm.
Sergeant Jama...
DATE: Apr 16, 2015
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New panel displays celebrating the Bermuda Regiment’s 50th Anniversary have been unveiled outside the General Post Office in Hamilton.
Postmaster General Wayne Smith, a retired Major, said: “Today, the Bermuda Post Office commemorates the Bermuda Reg...
DATE: Apr 16, 2015
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