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Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has revised its long-term sovereign rating on Bermuda from AA to AA-.
In a statement the Finance Ministry said: “The Ministry of Finance spoke with S&P today about this latest action and was advised that S&P has amend...
DATE: Dec 29, 2011
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Government has lifted a ban on breeding or importing dogs deemed a moderate risk for causing injury.
People will be allowed to keep pets including rottweilers, Staffordshire bull terriers, German shepherds and doberman pinschers as long as they act a...
DATE: Dec 29, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Happy to have his feet back on solid ground, lone sailor Sergei Morozov is down but not out today, and still determined to live out his childhood dream of sailing around the world alone.
The 47-year-old Canadian, who resides in Halifax, admits he go...
DATE: Dec 29, 2011
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Premier Paula Cox has defended her party’s record following harsh criticism from Opposition Deputy Leader Senator Michael Dunkley.
In a statement in the Progressive Labour Party’s newsletter, the Premier accuses Sen Dunkley of rewriting history by sa...
DATE: Dec 29, 2011
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The community has rallied behind the cause of elderly widow Mrs O, a housebound 98-year-old suffering from dementia and in need of constant care.
Two weeks after the Lady Cubitt Compassionate Association (LCCA) stepped forward to collect donations, t...
DATE: Dec 29, 2011
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 32-year-old Sandys man has appeared in Magistrates’ Court on charges of possession of cocaine and cannabis with intent to supply.
Ashley Wellman, of Scott’s Hill Road, denied the offences, which are alleged to have occurred in Sandys on December 2...
DATE: Dec 29, 2011
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Court
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A $34 million housing project has been refused planning permission by the Development Applications Board, but Wedco is appealing the decision.
First announced last October, the 100-unit housing project was intended to replace the existing Albert and ...
DATE: Dec 29, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A small, exclusive holiday resort to be built on Hawkins Island has been given planning approval.
The high-end resort will feature fewer than 30 beds, but include beach spa buildings, beachside cabanas, a restaurant and nature trails.
The application...
DATE: Dec 29, 2011
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Environment Minister Marc Bean last night urged young people to help form a new era of political integrity after generations of “rampant cronyism”.
The Minister told young Progressive Labour Party supporters he understands why many of them are disill...
DATE: Dec 29, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Former United Bermuda Party Leader Kim Swan is calling for an end to racial bloc voting in Bermuda elections a practice which he says plays a key role in General Elections and which “retards social progress”.
But Craig Cannonier, the Leader of the On...
DATE: Dec 29, 2011
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