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Solar panels have been installed at the US Consulate in an effort to go green.
A spokeswoman said the 3.12kW system is expected to save the Consulate more than $1,400 in its first year, and more than $32,000 over the next 25 years should the cost of ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Americans living in Bermuda, or visiting the Island, have found plenty of enjoyable ways to celebrate the Fourth of July US Independence Day.
New traditions and enjoying the beauty of Bermuda is what it’s all about for many, including Minyell Long an...
DATE: Jul 05, 2013
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Four men charged in connection with a 2012 shooting were yesterday found not guilty of all charges.
Jahkeil Samuels, 27, Jamin Saltus, 22, Ronniko Burchall, 24, were each found not guilty of causing grievous bodily harm and using a firearm to commit ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2013
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
It’s still too early to tell whether the payroll tax relief for employers who hire Bermudians, which went into effect on April 1, has had an impact on Bermuda’s economy.
The tax holiday was approved by Parliament in March to encourage employers to ta...
DATE: Jul 05, 2013
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Upgrading the education status of one inmate at a time before their release from prison is the goal of the new Education Officer at the Department of Corrections.
Shawnette Somner led the prison team of teachers who produced a record number of gradua...
DATE: Jul 05, 2013
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Education
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Shadow Health Minister Zane DeSilva has issued a robust defence of the running of Bermuda’s hospitals under his watch.
Mr DeSilva, who was Health Minister between November 2010 and December 2012, spoke out after the Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) reve...
DATE: Jul 05, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The following cases were among those dealt with in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Malcolm Gosling, 23, of Middle Road, Paget, admitted having an unlicensed motorbike and no third party insurance. He was fined $750 and given five demerit points on his ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2013
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Inside the 36 acre Bermuda Botanical Gardens on Southshore in Paget, one can find the Exotic house, this building houses a small water fall and small ponds , and also a collection of some of the most exotic plants nature has to offer.
Photos David S...
DATE: Jul 05, 2013
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A 58-year-old man was injured this afternoon after he was trapped by machinery in an industrial accident.
Police and first responders were called to the accident near Ducks Puddle Drive in Hamilton Parish, at around 1.30pm.
A Police spokesman said: “...
DATE: Jul 04, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
New employment contracts accepted by staff at a fast-food restaurant are exactly the same as those they rejected on the advice of union bosses more than a year ago.
And the Bermuda Industrial Union will now have to pay legal costs after it abandoned ...
DATE: Jul 04, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
