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The owners of the vacant strip of land off Spice Hill Road in Warwick waited more than ten months to learn whether their appeal against a Development Applications Board decision would be upheld by Environment Minister Marc Bean.
But just three months...
DATE: Apr 01, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda needs to change the tone of debate about poverty and focus on quality of life, according to Age Concern’s Claudette Fleming.
Bermuda has very little absolute poverty, but Ms Fleming said the issue of relative poverty remains, bringing nearly ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Police Service reported a relatively quiet Easter holiday weekend.
Officers on mobile patrol in Sandys Parish in the area of Somerset Road and Hook and Ladder Lane around 3.40am on Sunday apprehended a motorcycle rider who was “acting su...
DATE: Apr 01, 2013
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Crime
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The new ten percent import duty hike on cigarettes and alcoholic beverages goes into effect on Monday, April 1, as a result of the Customs Tariff Amendment Act 2013.
The tax hike was implemented as a result of the new Budget in February to raise an e...
DATE: Apr 01, 2013
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A controversial decision by former Environment Minister Marc Bean to grant planning permission for a Warwick orphanage has been overturned on appeal.
And environmentalist group BEST — which successfully had the decision revoked through a costly Judic...
DATE: Apr 01, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The body of a 42-year-old was found in a Pembroke home yesterday morning.
Police have ruled out foul play as the cause of death.
Said a spokesman: “On Sunday, March 31 at approximately 8am police and first responders attended a report of a sudden dea...
DATE: Apr 01, 2013
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Government’s decision to hire a ferry from an overseas company at a cost of $1 million was today branded “disturbing” by the PLP.
Shadow Transport Minister Lawrence Scott described it as “troubling” that the OBA “failed to give [Bermudian companies] ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2013
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Politics
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British Airways is set to start its summer schedule this week with daily flights between Bermuda and London.
As of this week, British Airways flight 2232 will depart Bermuda at 8.15pm daily and arrive at London Gatwick at 6.55am the following day.
Br...
DATE: Apr 01, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
At first glance, giving a bunch of celebrities and journalists an all-expenses paid trip to Bermuda to play in a golf tournament hardly seems like a reasonable use of the Department of Tourism’s dollars.
However, dig a little further, and the raison ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2013
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Tourism
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A tug vessel towing the world’s largest barge crane diverted to Bermuda this weekend to drop off an injured crew member.
Staff at the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre were contacted on Thursday regarding an injury on-board the Union Manta.
The ship...
DATE: Apr 01, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
