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Glenn Jones, the new stakeholder relations advisor to the Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA), has called for the independent group to be left out of “political crossfire”.
The statement came as Shadow Tourism Minister Zane DeSilva charged that the organ...
DATE: Sep 17, 2014
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The Bermuda Fire Service attended Bermuda College at about 4.30pm today, after a call regarding a suspicious package.
Four vehicles and nine staff responded according to standard protocol for a hazardous materials incidents, and there was an ambulanc...
DATE: Sep 17, 2014
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Two men will serve a minimum of 25 years behind bars for the fatal shooting of 40-year-old father George Lynch.
However, Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves lamented the limitations of the legal tariff, saying that under the circumstances of the case he wa...
DATE: Sep 17, 2014
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The Police Community Action Team will holding clinics today at both Lindo’s Market in Devonshire (12 noon until 4pm) and the Shelly Bay MarketPlace in Hamilton Parish (4.00pm until 6.00pm).
Residents will given the opportunity to voice their concerns...
DATE: Sep 17, 2014
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Two cars have been damaged on Front Street after they were reportedly struck by a truck earlier this evening.
Police are currently attending the scene, located west of the junction with Burnaby Street.
The truck is thought to have collided with the ...
DATE: Sep 17, 2014
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Visiting rules for the new acute care wing of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital have been issued.
Bermuda Hospitals Board is asking visitors to check in at the front desk in the main lobby so staff know who is in the building at all times for safety ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2014
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Marking 40 years as an environmental activist, Stuart Hayward will address Hamilton Rotary Club today on the latest initiatives of the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Task Force.
“Admiralty House Park was my first open space campaign and my firs...
DATE: Sep 16, 2014
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The rescuer of a couple stranded miles offshore for two nights after their boat broke down has recounted their lucky discovery.
“I thought they were joking at first, saying they’d been out there for nearly three days,” Chris Gauntlett, a Captain with...
DATE: Sep 16, 2014
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More than 350 people have signed a petition calling on Government to help the cash-strapped Centre Against Abuse.
Residents are being urged to back the movement, which calls for an annual grant of $200,000 to help to reopen the safe house for domest...
DATE: Sep 16, 2014
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Two people were injured in two separate road accidents over the weekend.
A 25-year-old Hamilton Parish man was taken to hospital on Sunday after a motorcycle and a car crashed in St David’s.
The injured man was riding his bike along Tommy Fox Road at...
DATE: Sep 16, 2014
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