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A man who escaped his flooded basement apartment through a tiny window as water rose to his neck says it was the “most terrifying” experience of his life.
Paddy Furlong thought he was going to die after a loud explosion woke him at about 4.30am on Fr...
DATE: Feb 19, 2014
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Sam Strangeways
A Warwick woman today admitted she forged her own criminal record in order to secure a cleaning job, even though Magistrates’ Court heard she didn’t have a record.
Nelia Silva, 37, of Dunscombe Road, was given a conditional discharge after pleading g...
DATE: Feb 19, 2014
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Premier Craig Cannonier called for an end of “political rancour” as the Government works to aide the Island’s economic recovery.
However Opposition Leader Marc Bean said it was the Government who had initiated the recent controversy by secretly recor...
DATE: Feb 18, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
An insurance company has pledged to make sure a speech-impaired toddler gets the medical help she needs — after the child’s mother was made redundant twice in the past year.
Single mother Alvina Brangman had begun fundraising to ensure her two-year-o...
DATE: Feb 18, 2014
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Sam Strangeways
Plans to erect a six-storey residential building on the site of the historic ‘Queen of the East’ have been rejected.
Despite several redesigns, Planning officials have continued to express concerns about the design of the building and insufficient in...
DATE: Feb 18, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 59-year-old Smith’s man injured in a road collision in Pembroke last night has been released from hospital.
According to police, the man was travelling west on a motorcycle along Cox’s Hill Road at around 8.30pm when he was in collision with a van ...
DATE: Feb 18, 2014
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Government could provide more incentives to allow people to install alternative sources of power, according to a group promoting sustainability.
Greenrock is hoping to see signs in the Budget this week that Government will take the issue of the Islan...
DATE: Feb 18, 2014
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Craig Cannonier has been accused of offering a bribe to an Opposition MP in exchange for support for a plan to ditch a referendum on gaming, it has been claimed.
Shadow Finance Minister David Burt made the allegation in the House of Assembly on Frida...
DATE: Feb 17, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Activist Jonathan Starling has delayed plans to deliver a petition calling for a Gaming Referendum in an effort to gather more signatures — and verify the thousands already collected.
Speaking outside of the House of Assembly, Mr Starling said he wan...
DATE: Feb 17, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government has granted a 15-year exclusive contract to develop Bermuda’s satellite slot, according to Economic Development Minister Grant Gibbons.
Giving an update on the contract, Dr Gibbons said BermudaSat-1 commenced operations on April 13, 2013 —...
DATE: Feb 17, 2014
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