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A huge rise in the cost of fuel and power were the main cause of a slight rise in inflation in January, statistics released today show.
The Consumer Price Index measured inflation at three percent in January a rise of 0.1 percent on the previous mont...
DATE: Mar 07, 2012
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An injured crewman from a bulk carrier was brought ashore this morning with a suspected broken ankle, according to Bermuda Maritime Operations.
The Greek-registered SD Victory, on its way from the US to Gibraltar, approached off the East End at 8am, ...
DATE: Mar 07, 2012
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Police are asking for help in locating a 49-year-old man.
John Iris was wearing blue jeans and a brown sweater when he was last seen on Monday.
He is often seen in the City of Hamilton.
Mr Iris is described as brown-skinned, 6ft and 170lbs.
Anyone w...
DATE: Mar 07, 2012
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A Devonshire woman was hurt after her car crashed into a utility pole on Middle Road in Southampton on Sunday.
According to a police spokeswoman, at around 5.25am that day, officers responded to the reported collision near the junction with Newport G...
DATE: Mar 07, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
St George has been named one of the world’s most picturesque villages in a recent article on Yahoo Travel.
The article, by Sandra Ramani, lists the East End town alongside Wengen in Switzerland, Pariangan in West Sumatra, Sidi Bou Said in Tunisia and...
DATE: Mar 07, 2012
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Sandys man who shattered a gas station door after he was refused service, was fined $500.
George Mouchette, from Rushdie Lane, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to causing wilful damage in excess of $60 in the January 24 incident.
Crown counsel ...
DATE: Mar 07, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government has tabled an amendment that would limit land tax exemptions for the Island’s seniors.
The Land Tax Amendment Bill 2012 rolls back the full land tax exemptions granted in 2005 to units occupied by seniors with Bermudian status.
Under the a...
DATE: Mar 07, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Private planes and yachts coming into Bermuda will face a more robust regime to ensure they are free of contraband, National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief told a town hall meeting last night.
The Minister admitted to around 40 people in attendan...
DATE: Mar 07, 2012
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Fostering a spirit of togetherness and mutual understanding is an overarching aim of a day of events that will involve Muslims, Christians and other social groups this Saturday.
Visiting Imam Azhar Haneef hopes that misconceptions about Islam and th...
DATE: Mar 07, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Senior citizens insured by FutureCare have been told they will no longer get the allowance for life-saving prescription drugs if their premiums are in arrears.
One Bermuda Alliance MP Louise Jackson contends that for some this latest move is virtuall...
DATE: Mar 07, 2012
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