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An environmental group has raised safety concerns over plans to build a liquid propane gas storage facility on the outskirts of Hamilton.
The Bermuda Environmental and Sustainability Taskforce (BEST) fears the development may cause an “elevated safet...
DATE: Nov 05, 2015
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A 21-year-old man will have to wait to find out whether his appeal against a conviction of having underage sex with a 15-year-old girl will be successful.
Aaron Ashley O’Connor, 21, of The Glebe Road, Pembroke was jailed for 12 months for the offence...
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Fresh concerns over the shortage of electronic monitoring devices have been raised after it emerged that a defendant who was granted bail has been in prison for two months while he waits for a device to become available.
The inmate, who is accused of...
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Khrystian King, who is of Bermuda descent, was celebrating a victory yesterday in Worcester, Massachusetts after winning a seat at the city hall of New England’s second-biggest city.
Worcester’s municipal elections were held on Tuesday — with Mr King...
DATE: Nov 05, 2015
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Mill Creek residents and businesses say flooding in Pembroke is more than an inconvenience — it’s a safety hazard.
Ed Faries of Tops Ltd, one of 20 Mill Creek Road businesses and residents who have come together to protest at a lack of action, said t...
DATE: Nov 05, 2015
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A warning by the chief executive officer of JetBlue that high airport charges are a major turn off for airlines could be “devastating” for Bermuda, according to Lawrence Scott, the Shadow Minister of Transport.
Robin Hayes told a Caribbean tourism ev...
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Mill Creek businesses have reiterated calls for action to combat flooding, urging Government to follow the plan that has already been created.
While the Ministry of Public Works last night cited the prohibitive costs of such a project and noted the e...
DATE: Nov 05, 2015
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Former health minister Michael Scott has accused hospital authorities of “aggressive” tactics in trying to rid themselves of a lawsuit from a man who was paralysed while in their care.
The Opposition politician also claimed the way that the Bermuda H...
DATE: Nov 04, 2015
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An example of everyday kindness by two firefighters has touched hearts across the Island after sweeping through social media.
Stationed at their eastern standby point near Shelly Bay, the pair spotted an elderly woman passing by with a load of grocer...
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The Bermuda Diabetes Association has gained a significantly higher profile with the official opening of a new office in Hamilton.
Diabetes is a largely preventable disease now rampant in Bermuda, but can be headed off with simple changes in habits.
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DATE: Nov 04, 2015
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