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A pensions freeze will not affect social insurance pensions, the Ministry of Finance said yesterday.
A Ministry spokesman explained that a new Bill aimed at axeing regular cost of living increases would apply only to the pension funds for civil serva...
DATE: Jul 02, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A grandfather is enjoying the fruits of four years of hard work after finally managing to grow grapes in his yard.
Green-fingered Raphael Barnett, 59, cultivated the crop at his home in Pembroke from a cutting.
“I’m not sure of the variety — I got t...
DATE: Jul 02, 2014
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A 20-year-old man, Jonathan Burch-DeCosta, has died as a result of a crash in the early hours of Sunday.
Mr Burch-DeCosta’s passing marks the sixth road fatality of 2014, after the death on May 22 of 60-year-old US visitor Daniel Bruce Laubacher foll...
DATE: Jul 02, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
A mini exhibit is now open at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute detailing the $64 million-worth of treasure recently recovered from a sunken warship by a marine company directed by former Premier David Saul.
Dr Saul, director of Odyssey Ma...
DATE: Jul 02, 2014
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Jessie Moniz Hardy
Sending people to jail for debt is “an exceptional occurrence”, the Island’s top judge said yesterday.
Chief Justice Ian Kawaley said existing laws contained “a general prohibition on imprisonment for debt.”
Although a section of the same 1973 law al...
DATE: Jul 02, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A member of Greenrock Bermuda joined almost 100 representatives from 60 other countries at the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) General Assembly in Copenhagen.
Abbie Caldas, manager for the Bermuda Eco-Schools programme, took part in a co...
DATE: Jul 02, 2014
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Environment
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Bermuda has been given a glowing review as a tourist destination by a top US magazine.
In an article in this month’s edition of Ebony, writer Kristin Braswell describes how she was left breathless by Bermuda’s waters and constantly in awe of local ho...
DATE: Jul 02, 2014
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Budding young entrepreneurs are invited to show their business skills during an innovative training scheme running this summer.
The Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative, in partnership with the Department of E-Commerce and the Bermuda Tourism Authority...
DATE: Jul 02, 2014
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Home owners who live in listed buildings are being encouraged to take advantage of interest-free loans for renovations and repairs.
Up to $100,000 per property per year is available under the scheme, which is not taken advantage of as much as it cou...
DATE: Jul 02, 2014
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A man accused of molesting a schoolgirl told the Supreme Court that he had never touched the child.
The 34-year-old has pleaded not guilty to six charges of sexual exploitation by a person in a position of trust. The jury was directed by Puisne Judge...
DATE: Jul 02, 2014
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