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The promise of a luxury hotel development at the Grand Atlantic site has devolved into a “residential ghetto,” according to the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST).
BEST Chairman Stuart Hayward said the original special development ...
DATE: Jul 01, 2013
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More than 100 residents attended an open house hosted by one of the oldest Government-run residential care facilities for Bermuda’s elderly.
Lefroy House Administrator Rosheena Masters said the main objective was to heighten public awareness through ...
DATE: Jul 01, 2013
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Front Street this weekend hosted a spectacular visitor — the US Coast Guard Cutter Eagle.
The Eagle arrived in Bermuda on Saturday morning to a warm greeting by Premier Craig Cannonier, Governor George Fergusson and US Counsul General Robert Settje.
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DATE: Jul 01, 2013
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Opposition MP Derrick Burgess has questioned Government about the high cost of health insurance, particularly for seniors.
Mr Burgess, the Shadow Minister of Public Works, said in the House of Assembly that while Government covers a significant perce...
DATE: Jul 01, 2013
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The conviction of gunman Marico Bassett has been upheld after the Court of Appeals ruled former Chief Justice Richard Ground was right to admit gang evidence.
However the court altered Bassett’s sentence after ruling the judge had erred in ordering t...
DATE: Jul 01, 2013
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Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley has moved to allay fears over firearm legislation affecting rifle clubs and the upcoming Island Games.
Mr Dunkley said a full review of firearms legislation is coming, with recently passed amendments only being ...
DATE: Jul 01, 2013
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The decision to abolish term limits in Bermuda has not triggered an influx of offshore businesses to return to Bermuda, but it has stopped the flow of businesses pulling out of the country.
Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy made the claim several mo...
DATE: Jul 01, 2013
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A summer camp for students with a “proven interest in, and aptitude for, science, technology, engineering and mathematics” has come in for praise by the Progressive Labour Party.
The STEM Summer Camp, hosted by Ascendant Group Limited, will be led by...
DATE: Jul 01, 2013
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Starting September, the 16-year-old Somersfield student will finish the last two years of high school at Canada’s Lester B Pearson College of the Pacific, which is on Vancouver Island.
Ailey has twice attended diversity leadership conferences for her...
DATE: Jul 01, 2013
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Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy is to attend the International Labour Organization (ILO) Meeting of the Caribbean Labour Ministers in Trinidad and Tobago from July 2 to July 3.
The theme of the two day meeting is ‘The Caribbean and Labour 2013 and...
DATE: Jun 30, 2013
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