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Part of the historic Dockyard Gate is being shifted to make way for the widening of Pender Road to accommodate two-way traffic.
The western pillars and pedestrian doorway of the structure are being reconstructed ten feet west of their original positi...
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A man walked free from Supreme Court yesterday after being cleared of chopping his uncle in the head with a hoe.
Christopher Pond, 41, defended himself against the allegation during an eight-day trial by claiming self-defence.
He and other defence wi...
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American history enthusiasts are in Bermuda for a conference to mark the 400th anniversary of the settlement of the Island. The Society of Early Americanists, which exchanges ideas and information about the literature and culture of America, is holdi...
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Work continues on the Public Access to Information (PATI) bill said Premier Ewart Brown, who has denied that Government was dragging its feet.
PATI has been on the cards in Bermuda since Premier Alex Scott promised it in the 2003 Throne Speech but mo...
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Government spending is "totally out of control" said Opposition Finance spokesman Bob Richards as it confessed to an extra $40 million blown this financial year.
Figures released yesterday show another $14.4 million in current account spending which,...
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Tax breaks for hotels, restaurants and cruise passengers were given the green light by the House of Assembly yesterday.
The Miscellaneous Taxes Amendment Act will see departing passenger tax and passenger cabin tax axed for cruise ships visiting Hami...
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The Bermuda Police Service is asking for the public's assistance in locating 16-year-old Travis Malcolm Lowe. Travis is light-skinned, black male with black hair, five feet, three inches tall and weighing 110 pounds.
He is known to frequent the Happy...
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A one stop career centre will be open next week to help people find jobs, according to Junior Labour Minister Walter Roban.
Mr. Roban listed the measure among a number of tactics aimed at helping Bermudian job-seekers through the tough economic times...
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A petition opposing the construction of a restaurant on Warwick Long Bay will be presented to Premier Ewart Brown on Friday.
Warwick area residents and representatives of the Bermuda Environmental and Sustainability Taskforce (BEST) are inviting "any...
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New powers are proposed for a team of roving accountants to root out inefficiency within Government.
Premier Ewart Brown said Cabinet was reviewing a paper urging legislation to give the internal audit unit, now under Cabinet Office, the "teeth, reso...
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