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A task force to tackle the issue of vagrancy on the Island has been formed, according to the City of Hamilton.
Deputy Mayor Donal Smith said that around 30 people, representing groups including Government, the Police Service, the Mid-Atlantic Wellnes...
DATE: Jul 11, 2013
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The west lane of Church Street will be closed until the end of the month as of tomorrow, for “major road repairs” between Queen Street and Par-la-Ville Road, the City of Hamilton announced.
Traffic from Queen Street will only be allowed to turn right...
DATE: Jul 11, 2013
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Controversial legislation allowing conditions to be added to Government assistance was approved yesterday in the Upper House.
The Financial Assistance Amendment Act, 2013, and Child Day Care Allowance Amendment Act, 2013, got the green light from Sen...
DATE: Jul 11, 2013
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A hit and run has left a woman motorist in fear of the road — but grateful for “the care and compassion of others”, who tended to her at the scene.
The scooter rider is recovering from a broken and dislocated right shoulder after being knocked down o...
DATE: Jul 11, 2013
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The City of Hamilton is to host a cocktail party in town tonight, but two further events have been cancelled due to a lack of interest.
The ‘Tales of Cocktails: Island Cocktails’ event was intended to be a fun opportunity for residents and visitors t...
DATE: Jul 11, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two young Bermudians have set out for Prince Edward Island for a 12-week training programme to qualify for entry-level positions on commercial maritime vessels.
Allafia Butterfield, 22, and Raemar O’Brien, 23, left Bermuda last week bound for the Mar...
DATE: Jul 11, 2013
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The Progressive Labour Party are demanding that Government apologise for damaging Bermuda’s reputation by “saying they’re able to waive the law”.
However, Government Senate Leader Michael Fahy dismissed the incident as nothing more than a ‘storm in a...
DATE: Jul 11, 2013
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Pembroke resident Rodericka Pitcher, for whom the community often rallied over the years of her battle with cancer, has passed away at the age of 30.
Ms Pitcher came to public attention in 1998, when she developed bone cancer at the age of 15, while ...
DATE: Jul 11, 2013
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Reid Street stinks, and at least one local businessman has had enough.
Robin Gilbert, who owns a store in Washington Mall, raised the issue during a public meeting with the Corporation of Hamilton, yesterday.
Mr Gilbert urged the city to make tacklin...
DATE: Jul 11, 2013
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A Southampton man admitted punching the mother of his child during an argument in a Devonshire parking lot.
Quinton Basden, 28, of Scenic Heights Pass pleaded guilty to a single count of assaulting Mandy Scott. The incident happened on June 1.
The co...
DATE: Jul 10, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes