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More than 2,000 Bermudians received financial assistance in the past month, with pensioners the biggest group seeking help, followed by disabled residents.
In the tough economic climate the need for a helping hand is great, but some people are making...
DATE: Jan 18, 2014
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One of the Island’s worst dumping-spots, Aeolia Drive in Devonshire, has once again become a haven for rats and mosquitos as trash piles up, all within sight of the Tynes Bay waste facility.
The overgrown stretch of road running to the back of the Pu...
DATE: Jan 18, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
A 17-year-old Sandys resident who led police on a high-speed chase on Wednesday has admitted to all but one of the charges against him.
Marcus Robinson, of Beacon Hill, pleaded guilty to charges of taking a motorcycle without consent, theft, driving ...
DATE: Jan 18, 2014
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It’s coming to the final stretch for the 20 units of prefabricated housing at the west end — and the buildings even look Bermudian.
Built for just under $25 million, the housing project by the West End Development Corporation has transformed the prop...
DATE: Jan 18, 2014
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Walter Roban said assurances from Government that commercial immigration was “not a done deal” brought little comfort, given the OBA’s record.
At a public meeting earlier this week, Michael Fahy, the Minister of Home Affairs, insisted no decision had...
DATE: Jan 18, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Six working days since the Financial Assistance Anonymous Hotline was set up to report the abuse there have been 15 calls reporting information that was 75 percent “true”.
The new hotline was announced by Wayne Scott, the Minister of Community, Cultu...
DATE: Jan 17, 2014
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You can find a lot in an independent bookstore, information, entertainment - your long-lost family.
Adoptee Jackie Garcia, of Smith’s, was born and raised in Canada, but has lived in Bermuda for many years with husband Vic Garcia.
“Both my daughters,...
DATE: Jan 17, 2014
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Jessie Moniz Hardy
Medical cannabis could provide the Island with a much-needed revenue stream outside of tourism and international business, according to economist Craig Simmons.
Mr Simmons said he was pleased to see the subject being tackled by the Cannabis Reform Co...
DATE: Jan 17, 2014
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Tributes have poured in for a trade union stalwart who was at the forefront of the struggle for workers’ rights in Bermuda.
Hailed as a man who “feared nothing and fought for everything” and a disciplined stalwart, Robert Johnston, a former Bermuda I...
DATE: Jan 17, 2014
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Long-term parking at the Airport should be easier with a new scheme.
Easy Park meters are about to be scrapped and next month the company which handles long-term parking, Agility Ltd. said the EasyPark Mobile system would be introduced.
This option,...
DATE: Jan 17, 2014
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