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With Bermuda churning out more garbage per person than the population of Manhattan it is not surprising to discover the man in charge of overseeing the removal and disposal of the Island?s mountains of trash is ?horrified? by the statistics.
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DATE: Aug 01, 2006
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Next week residents will see an additional $1.46 taken from their weekly paycheque as pension contributions are set to rise.
The 2006 Amendment of Contributions and Benefits will come into effect on August 7. Yesterday, the Department of Social Insur...
DATE: Aug 01, 2006
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A stark warning about the growing trend of groups of thugs launching vicious assaults on lone victims was issued yesterday. The alert came as Police raised concerns over a worrying hike in violent crime.
New figures released yesterday also revealed t...
DATE: Aug 01, 2006
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Marine Police issue seperate warning
The Marine Police would like to remind the boating public that over the Cup Match weekend there is likely to be very heavy marine traffic and caution should be exercised.
In particular, boat operators are reminded...
DATE: Aug 01, 2006
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As Bermudians begin preparing picnics and storing food for the Cup Match holiday a food safety message has been sent out by the Department of Health to remind people of good practice when dealing with food in hot conditions.
?Food safety is important...
DATE: Aug 01, 2006
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The Bermuda National Trust was able to secure four acres of woodland adjacent to the Warwick Pond Nature Reserve due to a generous offer by the family of the late Graham Powell.
The Trust said the family offered the land ?at a price the Trust could n...
DATE: Jul 31, 2006
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When Stuart Hayward was four years-old he rode his mother?s bicycle from Dock Hill to Black Watch Pass and never encountered another vehicle.
That was in the latter half of the 1940s and the Island was only beginning to accept the arrival of motorise...
DATE: Jul 31, 2006
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Bermuda is rapidly approaching the point where she will ?bust? her natural capacity to provide the population with such things as fresh water or the ability to handle the amount of waste created by her people.
However, despite this warning social and...
DATE: Jul 31, 2006
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A sunscreen that has only been available in Europe was deemed safe by the US Food and Drug Administration on Monday and should be available in Bermuda soon.
The sunscreen, Anthelios SX, block a certain type of ultraviolet radiation that has been link...
DATE: Jul 31, 2006
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A burglar who broke into a Paget house walked away with a flat screen television.
Police said the culprit targeted a home on Seabright Avenue in broad daylight on Friday, between 10.15 and 11.30 a.m.
Also stolen in the raid, which happened while the ...
DATE: Jul 31, 2006
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