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Final testing has been completed on the new X-Ray Scanner at HM Customs to detect contraband on the docks.
But the actual launch is now four weeks behind schedule and no firm date has been set for the opening.
The City of Hamilton announced last mont...
DATE: Aug 17, 2012
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A Magistrate failed in an “unprecedented” bid to justify his decision to spare a child molester from jail.
Khamisi Tokunbo wanted a lawyer to represent him during the appeal of Joshua Crockwell, who tried to get a 12-year-old to give oral sex.
Chief ...
DATE: Aug 17, 2012
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Trimming the Island’s runaway spending on overseas healthcare doesn’t necessarily mean searching for cheaper hospitals abroad, a US medical expert warned.
Residents’ spending on treatment outside Bermuda neared the $100 million mark last year — and ...
DATE: Aug 17, 2012
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A domestic dispute over feeding household pets landed a woman in Magistrates’ Court for the second time this summer.
Tara Burrows, 41, pleaded guilty to uttering threatening words to her niece, assaulting a police officer and violently resisting arre...
DATE: Aug 17, 2012
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Government yesterday unveiled a new tourism brand aimed at rejuvenating the industry with the slogan ‘Bermuda: So Much More’
With Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert declaring a new day for Bermuda tourism, his Ministry announced plans to hit cities in th...
DATE: Aug 17, 2012
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The new Bermuda tourism print adverts.
DATE: Aug 17, 2012
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Tourism
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The Government plans to eradicate the problem of feral chickens on the Island by 2015.
Minister of Public Works Michael Weeks said “an Integrated Pest Management Plan” had been developed to fix the problem.
At the press conference, the minister said...
DATE: Aug 16, 2012
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Work is being done to increase the height of two crosswalks in Hamilton as a safety measure for pedestrians.
Crossings on North Street and Dundonald Street are in the process of being raised, the City of Hamilton announced yesterday.
Weather permitti...
DATE: Aug 16, 2012
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A hike in pension contributions will take a little more out of pay cheques, effective this month.
According to Department of Social Insurance, the new weekly rate has increased from $60.80 to $64.14 — divided equally between employer and employee at ...
DATE: Aug 16, 2012
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The US has handed over a cheque for more than $600,000 to Bermuda for its help in stopping an illegal internet pharmacy operation.
US Consul General Grace Shelton presented Premier Paula Cox with a cheque for $672,225 in a Cabinet Office ceremony yes...
DATE: Aug 16, 2012
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