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Bermuda’s Ombudsman is aiming to reduce the time it takes to attend to complaints, the office announced as it issued its Annual Report on Friday.
The document, covering the 2013 calendar year, was released by the Ombudsman for Bermuda, Victoria Pear...
DATE: Jun 28, 2014
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The Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo has again received international accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
There are currently only 224 institutions in the world accredited by the US-based non-profit organisation, which is c...
DATE: Jun 28, 2014
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The National Museum of Bermuda with the help of sponsors has hired Correia Construction to lead refurbishment works on Hospital Island in Sandys, including the rebuilding of one of Bermuda’s oldest bridges.
Correia Construction workers have been tas...
DATE: Jun 28, 2014
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A power outage in the heart of Hamilton on Thursday night was caused by a damaged transformer in Par-la-Ville car park.
The large device suffered a major failure that led to electricity being cut across the city just after 7.30pm, forcing many bars ...
DATE: Jun 28, 2014
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People crippled by debt should not be sent to jail, according to Opposition MP Wayne Furbert.
He has tabled a bill in the House of Assembly to outlaw a practice branded “barbaric” by campaigners.
“What we’re saying is that the courts should not have ...
DATE: Jun 28, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Pensions are set to be frozen at current levels for Government employees and MPs, Minister of Finance Bob Richards announced.
Mr Richards told the House of Assembly that pensions were massively underfunded and that he would introduce legislation aime...
DATE: Jun 28, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A Smith’s man is fighting for his life after crashing his motorcycle in Sandys in the early hours of this morning.
According to police, the single vehicle accident happened at around 1.40am on Somerset Road near the junction with Scaur Hill Drive.
Th...
DATE: Jun 28, 2014
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Landlords stand to get some relief after a Supreme Court ruling on leases and legal costs, according to the lawyer for the successful party.
Barrister Peter Sanderson of Wakefield Quin hailed this month’s ruling as a case that “provides very helpful ...
DATE: Jun 27, 2014
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A previously delayed plan to expand pay-and-display parking in Hamilton will come into effect this summer.
According to a Corporation of Hamilton spokesman the city will be divided into three pay-and-display zones, with costs per hour varying from $...
DATE: Jun 27, 2014
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Struggling businesses in Hamilton and St George’s could be forced to shut up shop if smaller cruise ships are not signed up for the two harbours, tourism chief Bill Hanbury warned yesterday.
Mr Hanbury said: “There will be another round of businesses...
DATE: Jun 27, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
