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Musicians and business owners have commended a move by Government to hear their concerns over new security rules for venues offering live entertainment.
Wendell (Shine) Hayward said requirements under last year's Liquor License Amendment Act stood to...
DATE: Jan 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Belco representatives said the company is looking at all forms of alternate power to help the Island’s growing energy needs.
Addressing a crowd at Bermuda College, representatives said Bermuda could see major solar and wind power projects come to lig...
DATE: Jan 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Physician Kathy Michelmore urged Government to look for new ways to tackle the high number of road fatalities and diabetes-related amputations.
On Tuesday an in-depth report said the two issues were a big concern for the Island.
Bermuda has the highe...
DATE: Jan 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Construction of a proposed West End marina could prove to be an ecological disaster, according to Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST).
The organisation said plans approved by Cabinet allow Cross Island Marina to be built on one of t...
DATE: Jan 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Transportation and St George’s Mayor Kenneth Bascome met recently to discuss how to bring more people to the town.
Among the topics was the possibility of dredging Town Cut in the hopes of bringing more cruise ships to the town, which...
DATE: Jan 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former Bermuda resident who was confined to the Island for six years because he was “stateless”, has finally received a passport.
Jens Hansen lost his Danish citizenship in 1995 while working on the Island at Bermuda Press.
It meant he was unable t...
DATE: Jan 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than half of voters think Bermuda's two Opposition parties should merge, according to a poll.
United Bermuda Party Senator Michael Dunkley was comfortably the nation's choice to lead the new entity, as insiders say talks continue between senior ...
DATE: Jan 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Premier Paula Cox’s popularity seemingly knows no bounds after she came top in a poll assessing the potential of 13 high-profile politicians.
Seventy-eight percent of people named Ms Cox when asked to choose the best five politicians from a list comp...
DATE: Jan 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Two women have been charged with plotting to import millions of dollars worth of drugs.
Mary Johnson, 52, is alleged to have conspired to bring in $2.4 million of cannabis weighing 108 lbs between a date unknown and October 21, 2010. She’s also accus...
DATE: Jan 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Bail has been denied to three Bermudians awaiting trial for possessing $13 million worth of marijuana off of Puerto Rico.
Earlier this month Shawn Antoine Simmons, Antoine Wenfield Eugene Russel and Raymont Steven Bernard Francis were charged with p...
DATE: Jan 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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