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Alcohol and tobacco taxes should be increased to fund rehabilitation work in Bermuda, according to the Shadow Minister of Community, Culture and Sports.
Michael Weeks, MP for Pembroke East Central, made the statement after Hamilton-based addiction ch...
DATE: Nov 06, 2015
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People reporting illegal dogs to the Bermuda SPCA are withholding information out of fear the animal will be killed.
According to the organisation, callers are also afraid of retaliation from both the dog owner and the general public.
“The shelter d...
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Environmental group Greenrock has called for a range of initiatives in an effort to protect the Island and its waters.
Speaking in advance of next week’s Throne Speech, Greenrock executive director Jonathan Starling listed a range of initiatives that...
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The Historic Buildings Advisory Committee has refused to support proposed renovations to Prince Alfred Terrace in Dockyard over the use of aluminium windows.
Wedco applied to replace the building’s asbestos roof and replace all of the external doors ...
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A man whose former Panamanian wife has contravened a court joint custody order has appealed for his son’s return.
Shawn Simons has not seen Shenito, 10, in more than a year and now seeks sole custody after the collapse of his arrangements with the bo...
DATE: Nov 06, 2015
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The Bermuda Government remains committed to introducing roadside sobriety testing — but the initiative still faces time-consuming complications.
According to the 2014 Throne Speech, research had been completed.
The legislative agenda called for amend...
DATE: Nov 06, 2015
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Wildlife television presenter Nigel Marven is visiting Bermuda to discuss his experiences filming albatrosses with Sir David Attenborough.
Marven, who is an ornithologist and author, worked with Sir David for 12 years in the BBC Natural History Unit ...
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The final agreement between developers and the Corporation of St George for a marina to be built in the harbour has been signed.
The agreement between the corporation and St George’s Harbour Marina Ltd has been sent to Michael Fahy, the Minister for ...
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Cornerstone Bible Fellowship has denied rumours that it is behind a petition to prohibit same-sex marriage. However, it does support the petition.
Speaking yesterday, Senior Pastor Gary Simons said: “Cornerstone is actually not behind the marriage pr...
DATE: Nov 06, 2015
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A “pressing need” remains for Bermudians to get educated if the Island is to run its own gaming industry.
Steve Simons, the manager of the Spinning Wheel nightclub and instructor at the independently funded Bermuda Gaming School, is adamant that trai...
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