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UK Naval support ship RFA Wave Knight is due to arrive in Bermuda today for a five-day visit.
The Island will be her first port of call as she patrols the North Atlantic in support of humanitarian aid and disaster relief.
While here Wave Knight’s Com...
DATE: Jan 22, 2013
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A “new” charge included in Belco bills recently is actually the result of efforts to clarify the billing structure, according to a spokeswoman.
In a letter to The Royal Gazette, a Pembroke resident noted the introduction of a $30 “facilities charge” ...
DATE: Jan 22, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The lawyer for four Uighur refugees stateless and stranded in Bermuda, has written an emotive letter asking new Premier Craig Cannonier to help them.
According to Richard Horseman, the men “remain in limbo, stuck in the Bermuda Triangle” almost four ...
DATE: Jan 22, 2013
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Term limits for work permit holders will be suspended for two years or scrapped entirely, Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy announced today.
A final decision is likely to be made by the end of the month, he told a press conference.
Senator Fahy ackn...
DATE: Jan 21, 2013
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Awards were presented to the Bermuda Sloop Foundation and the Presidents of the West Indian Association and Vasco de Gama Club on Saturday in recognition of their community work.
The ‘Salute to Service’ ceremony was the eighth annual event hosed by C...
DATE: Jan 21, 2013
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Environment and Planning Minister Sylvan Richards has pledged to make changes to the Island’s building code to promote energy efficiency.
Speaking before a panel discussion on the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification in ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2013
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A man who told the court he was driving while disqualified due to a grudge with a magistrate was jailed for three months.
Neville Sinclair Tucker, 55, pleaded guilty to driving on Union Street while disqualified and impaired on August 31, last year.
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DATE: Jan 21, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Musician and volunteer firefighter Torrie Baker, 25, has become the third person to die on the Island’s roads this year, following a rental cycle crash in St George’s in the early hours of Saturday.
Yesterday, relatives and friends gathered to pay re...
DATE: Jan 21, 2013
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Social issues are the biggest threat facing the Island, according to a Magistrate who has seen a big rise in the number of cases coming before his court where people are no longer able to afford their bills.
Juan Wolffe says the underbelly of Bermuda...
DATE: Jan 21, 2013
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Bermuda’s traffic wardens have picked up a new line of duty to replace police officers charged with directing rush hour traffic.
Early morning motorists may have noticed the recent change at city intersections, particularly at the foot of Spurling Hi...
DATE: Jan 21, 2013
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