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Controversial plans to make some seniors pay for their vehicle licences have been condemned by one motorist as discriminatory.
And a charity for the elderly says it has already received calls from a number of seniors facing huge bills following news ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
Due to a global backlog, the US Consul has implemented a new policy to grant travel documents that are valid for five years for non-residents to travel to the United States.
According to US Consul General Robert Settje, the change was implemented a f...
DATE: Feb 26, 2013
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The House of Assembly got $350,000 in refurbishments over the last fiscal year.
A Public Works spokesman said a job upgrading the Sessions House fire alarm system had been offered to local vendors, and should be finished in mid-March.
Other work incl...
DATE: Feb 26, 2013
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Jonathan Bell
A 43-year-old Pembroke man was yesterday accused of forcing a woman to commit sexual acts at knifepoint.
Neither the defendant nor the victim can be named for legal reasons.
The man was not required to enter a plea as the charges are indictable and m...
DATE: Feb 26, 2013
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The Old Devonshire Church, formerly known as Christ Church, can be found on Middle Road in Devonshire, was erected in 1716 on the same site as an older church that was known to exist in 1625. This church replaced that of the 1716 site after it was de...
DATE: Feb 26, 2013
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Great white shark Mary Lee has moved away from Bermuda after coming within ten miles of the Island this weekend.
The 16 ft, 3,456lbs shark has been recorded travelling up and down the US East Coast since was tagged with a tracking device by research ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 28-year-old woman is being treated for serious head injuries following a motorcycle crash.
The Smith’s resident is in “critical condition” in the Intensive Care Unit at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, a Police spokesman said today.
She was invol...
DATE: Feb 25, 2013
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Medical scans can deliver dangerous levels of radiation exposure, according to a doctor.
Optometrist Royland Samms sounded the warning as part of a debate over soaring healthcare costs.
“There is a danger of lifetime exposure to ionising radiation th...
DATE: Feb 25, 2013
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Gun shots were last night reported around Jones Village, Warwick.
Calls about shots came in around 8.30pm, police said.
According to a spokesman, forensics confirmed that “a firearm was discharged”. No one was hurt.
Shots were fired at a Bulkhead Dri...
DATE: Feb 25, 2013
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Tougher tactics to curb bad driving have been announced by police.
Within hours of the announcement, a motorcycle rider was taken to hospital for treatment of serious head injuries, following a crash on North Shore Road, Devonshire.
Police yesterday ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2013
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