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Owning a second home on the Island could soon be a thing of the past for Bermudians married to expatriates — as expectant mother Monika Burrill has just discovered.
The 32-year-old accountant owns a condo in Paget and recently bought a new property i...
DATE: Jul 24, 2007
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If you have noticed a green substance in Hamilton Harbour, don’t panic — aliens have not landed. On parts of the Island, Bermuda’s usual pristine aquamarine water has turned into a murky pea soup, but this is simply due to the presence of algae.
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DATE: Jul 24, 2007
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A man claimed his friend was videotaping as he raped his ex-girlfriend at knifepoint, telling her: “Surprise - you’re on candid camera,” a jury has heard.
The woman sobbed as she recalled how the man threatened to slash her throat before subjecting h...
DATE: Jul 24, 2007
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Derrick Burgess, Minister of Labour and Immigration, has hit back at questions raised about the competence of the Immigration Department.
Last week, the Department of Parks revealed seven more lifeguards were necessary to cover all of the beaches, bu...
DATE: Jul 24, 2007
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North East Hamilton is in the process of its long-awaited revitalisation — backed by a strategic design plan implemented through Government’s Economic Empowerment Zone (EEZ) initiative.
Updating the country on its progress at a Court Street news conf...
DATE: Jul 24, 2007
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The Progressive Labour Party unveiled two more election candidates yesterday as Premier Ewart Brown again said he was pushing to increase his party’s tally to 30 seats — up from the 22 it holds now.
Attorney General Philip Perinchief will fight St. G...
DATE: Jul 24, 2007
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Rusty see-saws, broken swings and dangerous monkey bars on a Government-owned field will be replaced through the efforts of UBP Warwick North Central candidate, Wayne Scott.
Last week, he revealed plans for new equipment on the field behind St. Mary’...
DATE: Jul 24, 2007
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Premier Ewart Brown’s political campaigner Andre Curtis yesterday hit back at his critics by insisting he has lined up ten faith-based tourism events to justify being paid $400,000 of taxpayers’ money.
Mr. Curtis also launched an attack on former Opp...
DATE: Jul 24, 2007
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A new law aimed at ensuring foreigners don’t elbow Bermudians out of the housing market is penalising sellers as well as buyers, according to a local father-of-one.
The 38-year-old, who works in retail, told The Royal Gazette how he and his wife had ...
DATE: Jul 24, 2007
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A stem cell research centre is to open in Bermuda later this year after Premier Ewart Brown and his wife Wanda teamed up with American company Stemedica Cell Technologies.
Dr. Brown — the president of Bermuda Healthcare Services — told a press confer...
DATE: Jul 24, 2007
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