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Another garbage collector was hospitalised for treatment after he inhaled muriatic acid fumes that erupted from residential garbage.
The incident occurred this afternoon, during residential garbage collection at the east end.
It was the second such i...
DATE: Apr 19, 2013
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Hundreds flocked to the Botanical Gardens for the official opening of the 75th Agricultural Exhibition where Environment Minister Sylvan Richards led the official opening yesterday.
Under bright sunny skies he told the crowd gathered in the main ring...
DATE: Apr 19, 2013
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Confidence in the economy has shot up dramatically since last December’s general election, according to a new survey.
And Finance Minister Bob Richards’ first Budget in February has also won the approval of a majority of residents.
According to the s...
DATE: Apr 19, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The first day of the annual Agricultural Exhibition is one of the most popular days to attend for Bermuda's youngest residents and senior citizens.
Several large groups of toddlers and preschoolers were out for a day of entertainment and to see the e...
DATE: Apr 19, 2013
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The Department of Tourism has launched the first phase of a new online tool aimed and making it easier to book Bermuda vacations.
The new online booking tool at the website GoToBermuda.com allows consumers to search for locations to stay, and conveni...
DATE: Apr 19, 2013
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Environmentalists are campaigning for retailers to charge customers for plastic bags, and are looking for support from the public.
Greenrock, together with the Bermuda Marine Debris Taskforce, will celebrate Earth Day on Monday with the launch of a n...
DATE: Apr 19, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A boat stranded along Ferry Reach is not abandoned — and its owner has appealed for it to be left alone after it was broken into.
“Nobody abandons a $120,000 boat,” said Oluf Ingemann whose 40ft trawler was left high and dry in 2010 by Hurricane Igor...
DATE: Apr 19, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Animal wardens are yet to determine how caged ducklings, found lifeless in a Botanical Gardens enclosure, died.
The birds, which were found dead on April 8, have been examined with no answers forthcoming.
A Parks Department spokeswoman said: “We do n...
DATE: Apr 19, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Sticking to an improbable story for shoplifting $20 of cosmetics resulted in a court date for a 23-year-old mother of two.
Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner told Donita Smith he had been willing to dismiss her case with a conditional discharge.
Inst...
DATE: Apr 19, 2013
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A “repeat offender” with a history of mental illness and addiction was jailed for three years.
Tracyston Mallory, 26, of Boundary Crescent, Devonshire, admitted stealing liquor and jewellery totalling $4,770, from Devonshire homes.
The thefts occurre...
DATE: Apr 19, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
