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A pair of abandoned sailboats have prevented elderly residents at Packwood Home from using their beach for more than ten years.
Apart from keeping senior residents off the beach, which directly faces sunsets in the West, the sailboats are also causin...
DATE: Oct 23, 2013
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Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy has vowed “not to rest” until Bermuda’s unemployment rate is down.
Currently listed at about eight percent, the Minister does not expect it to get much higher than that. But he warned “Bermuda’s economy has not yet ...
DATE: Oct 23, 2013
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Health officials have finally stepped in to rescue neighbours from a derelict home in Sandys that has become a breeding ground for rats and mosquitoes.
According to East Shore Drive residents a team of Environmental Health staff called in on the prop...
DATE: Oct 23, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermudians in the UK are invited to the annual Bermuda Networking Reception, scheduled to take place this weekend.
Premier Craig Cannonier is due to attend the event, which is organised by the Government’s London Office as an opportunity to encourage...
DATE: Oct 23, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Department of Sustainable Development will next week host a public meeting to discuss the future of Bermuda’s Exclusive Economic Zone, and a proposed marine reserve.
The meeting, scheduled to take place on Monday in City Hall’s Earl Cameron Theat...
DATE: Oct 23, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Cheryl Packwood has been formally named the new Overseas Representative for the Government of Bermuda and Director of the Government’s office in Washington, DC.
Ms Packwood, who served as CEO of Business Bermuda for six years, will be responsible for...
DATE: Oct 23, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Smith’s man was charged today with unlawful entry into Westgate Correctional Facility.
Dwayne Brangman, 21, denied the charge in Magistrates’ Court, saying it was a case of mistaken identity.
Crown counsel Cindy Clarke said Mr Brangman was spotted ...
DATE: Oct 23, 2013
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Court
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A group of Berkeley Institute students is going on a fact-finding tour of UK universities this week in a bid to learn more about studying overseas.
The eight students will be visiting university campuses in London, Kent and Reading during their week-...
DATE: Oct 23, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An emergency clean-up operation was launched in Hamilton Harbour following an oil spill on Tuesday night.
According to Marine and Ports officials, the spill reportedly occurred while ferries were being refuelled at headquarters on Front Street near t...
DATE: Oct 23, 2013
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Environment
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Bermuda’s offshoot of the global idea-sharing conference TED is becoming a tourism attraction for the Island, organisers say — and creating a host of local partnerships.
The annual gathering, which aims to stimulate new conversations through a divers...
DATE: Oct 22, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
