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Taxpayers forked out more than $200,000 for a statue of former Progressive Labour Party leader Dame Lois Browne-Evans, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
And the pricetag for the public artwork — which was completed by American-based sculptor Zenos Frudak...
DATE: Jul 19, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The families of two murder victims will join hands at a candlelight vigil next week, to be held on the July 24 birthday of Rudy Smith.
Relatives of Mr Smith and murder victim Colford Ferguson are calling on the Bermuda public to show their support by...
DATE: Jul 19, 2013
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Digicel and CellOne customers will receive hurricane alerts via text message this summer, the Ministry of Public Safety has announced.
Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley said a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with the providers to sen...
DATE: Jul 18, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Construction crews employed on the new hospital wing have clocked up more than one million hours of work on the new facility.
The Acute Care Wing — the largest construction project in Bermuda’s history — broke ground in January 2011 and is set for co...
DATE: Jul 18, 2013
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
About 20 acres of Corporation of Hamilton property has been leased to Michael MacLean’s Allied Development Partners for 262 years. But Government is saying little about the next steps on the mammoth project.
The leasehold consists primarily of waterf...
DATE: Jul 18, 2013
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Seven swimming enthusiasts are about to attempt the challenge of a lifetime — and help the nine-year-old son of a gun murder victim in the process.
The men, including an Olympian, are planning to swim eight miles across open water from North Rock to ...
DATE: Jul 18, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
For the first time in seven years, the Salvation Army has recorded a financial shortfall in charitable donations to support the increasing demand assistance.
According to Divisional Commander Major Shawn Critch, the first quarter of the year “is one ...
DATE: Jul 18, 2013
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Government will be able to run up an operating deficit of $800 million over the next three years at fixed interest rates after financial legislation was approved in the Senate yesterday.
And members of the Upper House also rubber stamped new laws all...
DATE: Jul 18, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Two young Bermudians who fought a brush fire with buckets of water have been honoured for their service.
D’Undre Seymour and Benjamin Furqan, both 14, impressed the Bermuda Fire Service last week when it responded to a reported brush fire only to fin...
DATE: Jul 18, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Lead developer for the Hamilton waterfront redevelopment project, Michael MacLean, is confident that Bermuda will legalise gaming in the near future.
He confirmed that his proposal for a redeveloped waterfront includes building a casino hotel on Whit...
DATE: Jul 18, 2013
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Tourism
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