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Rents will rise “substantially” for residents of Wedco’s new prefabricated housing at the West End, which will see 20 units added.
The first five of the buildings, put together by a US company, arrived in Bermuda on June 3, Public Works Minister Trev...
DATE: Jun 08, 2013
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A “no-go zone” will be implemented off the shoreline by Westgate, as part of tighter security measures planned for the facility.
Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley said the moves were in response to a prisoner’s recent break from a cell.
For the ...
DATE: Jun 08, 2013
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He's been Mentioned in Dispatches for his bravery in Iraq and come under mortar fire from angry insurgents in Afghanistan.
But while he describes the Island as "a beautiful place", new Bermuda Regiment Commanding Officer Lt Col Michael Foster-Brown c...
DATE: Jun 07, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
The fight to protect the critically endangered Bermuda Skink has found a new ally — the UK’s Chester Zoo.
A total of 12 skinks will soon be taken to the zoo in an effort to develop a captive breeding programme for the critically endangered species.
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DATE: Jun 07, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A suggestion that Britain’s Overseas Territories should be represented in the UK House of Commons by a single MP has been met with a tepid reaction from Premier Craig Cannonier.
Mr Cannonier said that while the idea may “sound good” he questioned how...
DATE: Jun 07, 2013
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The Bermuda Regiment plans to launch a recruitment drive to encourage more young men and women to volunteer for military service.
And new Commanding Officer Lt Col Michael Foster-Brown wants to introduce new incentives — including a $300 sign-up paym...
DATE: Jun 07, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
A potentially dangerous padded bumper used for babies’ cribs is being recalled by its US manufacturer.
The warning over ‘Sweet Lambie’ crib bumpers was issued yesterday by the company Pottery Barn Kids.
About 12,000 of the bumpers are at risk of deco...
DATE: Jun 07, 2013
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When MPs debate the Human Rights Amendment Act next week, there will be one registered nurse of 33 years watching closely to see whether it will include a clause barring age discrimination in Bermuda.
Carole Paynter sits on the board of Age Concern a...
DATE: Jun 07, 2013
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A total of 28 sailors yesterday set out from Rhode Island — all travelling solo — as part of the Bermuda One-Two.
The biennial race, which first started in 1977, challenges competitors to race from Newport to St George’s solo, and return to Newport d...
DATE: Jun 07, 2013
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A local company with subsidiaries in the Caribbean and Europe celebrated their sixth anniversary yesterday by donating time and energy to help feed the less fortunate.
For Rahlemah Robinson and colleagues at KRyS Global it was a humbling experience t...
DATE: Jun 07, 2013
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