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A backlog of garbage collections along with transport delays at Dockyard have been caused by Government’s lack of foresight and a failure to consult with all stakeholders, it has been claimed.
Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert this mor...
DATE: Aug 13, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
The Department of Immigration has begun processing applications for status, following a landmark Supreme Court ruling on the right of certain Permanent Resident’s Certificate (PRC) holders to become bona fide Bermudians.
But the Home Affairs Ministry...
DATE: Aug 13, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
Tragic Hollywood star Robin Williams has been remembered by a Bermuda-based singer who struck up a friendship with the star when he was filming in Canada.
Suzi Stephenson, lead singer of Pickled Onion house band Graffiti Park, became friends with Mr ...
DATE: Aug 13, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The UK Foreign Office Minister responsible for the Overseas Territories has quit his post — and said he cannot afford to stay in the British Government.
Mark Simmonds, who was appointed to the job less than a year ago, stepped down and said UK parlia...
DATE: Aug 13, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A charity is aiming to kit out 600 children from recession-hit families for the new school year.
And Southampton-based Hands of Love Ministry’s Fern Wade said that the need for help had reached record highs — and appealed for more donations to help t...
DATE: Aug 13, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A doctor who had his head shaved to raise funds for a toddler with a rare heart condition has now collected more than $12,000 in donations.
Stephen West held the “Buzzed or Bald” fundraising event at his Wee Care surgery in Hamilton on Thursday in ai...
DATE: Aug 13, 2014
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Sam Strangeways
Pay-and-display parking fees are being imposed on all roads in the City of Hamilton from Monday.
Every street will be affected by the tariffs, including those where parking has traditionally been free.
The charges were announced yesterday by the Cor...
DATE: Aug 13, 2014
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Bermudian singer Paul “Eminence” DeShield was ecstatic to be crowned the winner of the Beachfest Crown Song Competition onstage at the event last month.
While he was presented with a cardboard crown and an oversized cheque, a week later he was surpri...
DATE: Aug 13, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Retail sales for June of this year showed a 1.6 percent drop below the $90.1 million recorded in June of 2013, according to the Department of Statistics.
Sales of liquor and motor vehicles bucked the trend: the sale of alcohol rose 1.8 percent, partl...
DATE: Aug 13, 2014
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Sports Minister Wayne Scott has praised Bermuda’s “very talented” Footy Force team for their victory at the World Futsal Championship.
The squad won the Silver Division in the under-15 age group at the tournament in Orlando, Florida, at the weekend....
DATE: Aug 12, 2014
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