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Flags will fly at half mast on all Government buildings on Friday to honour former Senate President Alf Oughton on the day of his burial.
Mr Oughton died on February 13 at the age of 83. His funeral will be held on Friday at St Anne’s Church in South...
DATE: Feb 22, 2012
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There were fewer drug crimes reported last year than the year before, while around $52 million-worth of narcotics was taken off the streets.
The news was revealed in statistics released yesterday by the police.
They showed that 848 drug offences were...
DATE: Feb 22, 2012
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Crime
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Point Shares bridge in Pembroke will be closed to four-wheeled vehicles for several hours daily for the next month due to repair work.
The closures will begin tomorrow and run until Friday, March 9.
The bridge will be closed to all traffic apart from...
DATE: Feb 22, 2012
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Burglaries, including those at tourist properties, have been on the rise in recent months, police revealed yesterday.
Statistics covering 2011 show that they rose during each quarter of last year.
However, the general trend over the past five years i...
DATE: Feb 22, 2012
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Crime
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A fraud trial was delayed again yesterday following more difficulties selecting a jury.
Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons adjourned the case, in which Kyril Burrows and Delcina Bean-Burrows are accused of defrauding Government of more than $553,000 b...
DATE: Feb 22, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Three friends are setting off on a mission of aid to Haiti, joining others in a continuing relief project.
More than two years after an earthquake devastated the impoverished Caribbean nation, Bernadette O’Riley, Rachael Burrows and David Diana are g...
DATE: Feb 22, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government raked in more than $1.3 million issuing land licences to under a law which is set to be reversed.
The National Security Ministry yesterday said 955 licences were obtained between June 2007 and the end of 2011 as part of the Bermuda Immigr...
DATE: Feb 22, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A leading luxury real estate company has welcomed Government's decision to again allow Bermudians to sell homes to non-Bermudians.
And now Rego Sothebys International Realty hopes Government will also give Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) holders...
DATE: Feb 22, 2012
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Changes to taxes for personal imports, a modest increase in “sin taxes” and removal or reduction of subsidies and tax relief are almost certain to feature in the Budget Statement to be delivered on Friday.
Government will likely also take advantage o...
DATE: Feb 22, 2012
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Budget
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House repossessions are leaving consumers saddled with debts they cannot repay, according to a lawyer who has called for the Bermuda Monetary Authority to help out.
With bailiffs reportedly kept busy carrying out repossession orders, lawyer Keren Lom...
DATE: Feb 22, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
