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Shadow Seniors Minister Derrick Burgess has led calls in the House of Assembly for the roof of Lefroy House to be repaired.
The roof of the Somerset nursing home was damaged last October when Bermuda was hit by back to back hurricanes in the space of...
DATE: Mar 10, 2015
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This year’s Dementia Conference will put a new focus on raising awareness of the disease among Bermuda’s younger generation.
Expert dementia trainers will visit Gilbert Institute in Paget on Thursday to speak to pupils between the ages of seven and n...
DATE: Mar 10, 2015
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The future of the lease for the Sandys property on which the resort 9 Beaches sits is in question, with a spokesman for landlords Bermuda Land Development Corporation (BLDC) stating: “Currently the BLDC board has taken this matter under legal advisem...
DATE: Mar 10, 2015
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Students at Saltus Grammar School have organised a week of events to raise money for cancer care charity PALS among other charities and causes.
Among the fundraising events are A Walk With Your PALS charity walk by lower primary school involving spon...
DATE: Mar 10, 2015
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Government’s pension fund for civil servants remains under review, but its cost of living adjustment, suspended last year, will stay off the table “until further notice”.
Presenting the actuarial report into the Public Service Superannuation Fund (PS...
DATE: Mar 10, 2015
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Commuting on Bermuda’s perilous roads was disrupted again today, with reports of a two-vehicle accident at 8.30am in Pembroke.
The crash occurred near St John’s Road at the junction of Langton Hill and Mount Hill, with one fire vehicle and an ambulan...
DATE: Mar 10, 2015
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A 40-year-old man suffering with breathing difficulties was rushed off Hinson’s Island on Saturday to be taken to hospital.
Marine police responded to the 911 call at about 10.30am and picked up the man at 11.10am.
He was then taken to Darrell’s Whar...
DATE: Mar 09, 2015
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Shadow Tourism Minister Zane DeSilva has lambasted Government for cutting the grant given to the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
Mr DeSilva told the House of Assembly on Friday night that “it makes no sense” to reduce the BTA’s budget by $1.4 million to $...
DATE: Mar 09, 2015
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Premier Michael Dunkley and the Progressive Labour Party joined leaders across the globe yesterday in marking International Women’s Day.
International Women’s Day has been celebrated on March 8 since the early 1900s and recognises the achievements of...
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The Protection of Birds Amendment Act has been passed in the House of Assembly extending the power to destroy “pest” birds to anyone authorised by Environment Minister Jeanne Atherden.
Members on both side of the House voiced support for the legisla...
DATE: Mar 09, 2015
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