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The island’s recent political upheaval has become the subject of an April Fool’s spoof featured in an international sailing publication under the headline ‘Perfect storm strikes Bermuda’.
Meanwhile, a second spoof appeared on the same site under the...
DATE: Apr 01, 2016
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Sarah Lagan
HSBC Bank Bermuda employees have made two separate donations of $4,000 to the Order of St. John’s Ambulance Bermuda and Friends of Hospice.
The funds were raised by HSBC Operations, Services and Technology (HOST) workers over the last year through th...
DATE: Apr 01, 2016
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Residential property owners have been advised to recheck their land tax rates, after a retroactive adjustment in the House of Assembly.
The Office of the Tax Commissioner announced that existing due dates are no longer valid, following the decision ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2016
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With the 2016 Bermuda Agricultural Show set to begin two weeks from today, organiser David Lopes is hoping it will be “as good or better than it’s been before”.
Taking place from April 14 to 16 at the Botanical Gardens in Paget, the show will celebra...
DATE: Mar 31, 2016
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The revamped café at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is proving a hit with customers.
The new menu options at the Pink Café are going down so well that more equipment is being brought in to keep up with the demand.
“Everybody is thrilled with the ...
DATE: Mar 31, 2016
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Information commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez has called for the Bermuda Government to reduce the six-week time frame public authorities have to reach a decision on freedom of information requests.
“International best practice is for a decision on ac...
DATE: Mar 31, 2016
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Sam Strangeways
It was a hard decision, but for Hedwig Rossow returning to the country where her Bermudian husband, Colin Lee, was murdered was an opportunity to help the community that had embraced the couple.
She never thought the journey would end with her findin...
DATE: Mar 31, 2016
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Bridge work in St George’s led to long lines of backed-up traffic yesterday morning.
The Ministry of Public Works had said it would be opening and closing the swing bridge for inspection and testing purposes.
Eventually, the bridge was reopened to v...
DATE: Mar 31, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Mayor of Boston has paid tribute to a Bermudian motivational speaker for his decades of “tireless” work with black youths.
Martin Walsh declared March 24 as Dennis Rahiim Watson Day and presented Mr Watson with a proclamation at the Boston City ...
DATE: Mar 31, 2016
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Progressive Labour Party senator Renee Ming has called on the Bermuda Government to engage in more public consultation over the St George’s hotel development.
Ms Ming welcomed the news that the development had reached the lease stage saying she remai...
DATE: Mar 31, 2016
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