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The City of Hamilton is hoping to build stronger ties with the town of Black River in Jamaica by becoming its twin city.
Representatives of the two communities are set to sign a friendship agreement at City Hall next week.
“The Jamaican mayor, along ...
DATE: Jun 20, 2013
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Two charities are set to share an estimated $14,000 raised from a charity golf tournament that was won by a team from The Royal Gazette yesterday.
Teams taking part in the Premier’s Cup Charity Golf Tournament paid $1,000 to play, with the winning te...
DATE: Jun 20, 2013
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Bermuda and a handful of other British Overseas Territories have agreed to “commit to joining” the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance on Tax Matters and take part in a pilot tax information exchange initiative launched by the...
DATE: Jun 20, 2013
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The City of Hamilton now has a new Code of Conduct governing the behaviour of Council members. Mayor Graeme Outerbridge said in statement that City Hall was recommending the Code be incorporated into the law governing the municipalities.
“When we to...
DATE: Jun 20, 2013
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The stage is now set for another battle in parliament over human rights legislation after Senators passed the Human Rights Amendment Act 2013 without a clause which would have expanded the scope of unlawful harassment.
And, according to at least one ...
DATE: Jun 20, 2013
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Two men are expected in court on gun charges after a police search uncovered a firearm.
The two were stopped around 3.30pm on Tuesday, on Broome Street, Sandys, after arousing the suspicion of officers on mobile patrol.
A police spokesman said a full...
DATE: Jun 20, 2013
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Government’s charter of a $1.25 million ferry to provide backup to the public fleet during the summer has been branded a waste of taxpayer money by Marine and Ports staff.
And workers are said to be furious at reports that foreign crews of the US-bas...
DATE: Jun 20, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
Garbage is once again being collected following an interruption in service, according to the Ministry of Public Works.
Waste collection across the Island was affected by industrial action due to a dispute at the Government Quarry, which has since bee...
DATE: Jun 20, 2013
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Bermuda’s best response to a blood drive has been welcome news to recipients like Adrian Warner, whose life depends on transfusions of donated blood.
Mr Warner, a sickle cell anaemia sufferer, was gratified to hear of the high turnout of new donors i...
DATE: Jun 20, 2013
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The Vesey Nature Reserve in Southampton is just off Middle Road, between Evans Bay Road and Rockaway. It is an eight-acre property that was donated by Sharon Vesey to Buy Back Bermuda in 2009. The reserve includes part of the valley containing Evans ...
DATE: Jun 20, 2013
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