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A pink cockatoo feared stolen from WindReach Recreational Village was found near the facility.
Erica Fulton, executive director of the charity, received a call about Rosemary’s whereabouts yesterday morning.
“Someone found her near WindReach last wee...
DATE: Feb 15, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Seven children aged younger than 15 caught sexually transmitted diseases in 2011.
Six of them, all in the 10-14 age bracket, got confirmed cases of chlamydia, health officials revealed yesterday as they urged parents to teach their children better se...
DATE: Feb 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Members of exclusive Coral Beach Club have been presented with an extraordinary plan to sell them the club facilities for some $28 million.
As part of the “equity conversion” plan members would have to make an investment of $35,000 (resident) or $20,...
DATE: Feb 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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A petition against a rise in duty on personal items imported into Bermuda has been presented to Premier Paula Cox.
More than 3,400 people have signed the petition, which was delivered to the Premier and various media today.
A cover letter attached to...
DATE: Feb 14, 2012
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Opposition MP Louise Jackson has called on Bermuda Hospitals Board to make public a report by US experts on the state of the Continuing Care Unit at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
She said yesterday she welcomed the news that experts from Massach...
DATE: Feb 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda recorded the second highest number of visitors in history last year, and a 12 percent increase on 2010.
Minister of Tourism Wayne Furbert announced yesterday that 655,236 tourists came to the Island in 2011. That was second only to 2007 when ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2012
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Tourism
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Gunshots were fired in St Monica’s Road, Pembroke on Sunday night, the police revealed yesterday.
A spokesman said officers attended the scene around 9.15pm.
“Although forensic evidence collected confirmed that a firearm had been discharged, there we...
DATE: Feb 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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A 22-year-old man was charged in Magistrates’ Court with bringing more than 2,000 grams of cannabis to the Island four years ago.
Vincent Hewey, of Fenton Drive, Pembroke, was charged with importing the drug on December 17, 2008.
He was further accus...
DATE: Feb 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Affordable housing units which became available last year in St David’s have sold out, according to a Public Works spokesman.
And work on replacements for Victoria and Albert Rows, in Sandys, despite an initial refusal by the Development Applications...
DATE: Feb 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Public Services Union has called an emergency meeting of its membership for tomorrow afternoon, following a meeting between its executives and Government yesterday.
Government has proposed to public sector workers that pension fund contri...
DATE: Feb 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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