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Two sculptures by renowned Bermudian artist Desmond Fountain fetched a total of more than $17,000 at auction yesterday.
While one of the sculptures, a 22in model of a girl with a sponge entitled ‘Squirt’ was sold at the upper end of it’s expected ran...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Sloop Foundation took a big step back in time to the days of pirates and privateers who walked the plank yesterday to raise more than $125,000.
And ten percent of the funds raised will go to 16-year-old Nahge O’Brien, a student crew membe...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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Renovations to the headquarters of the Bermuda Society for the Blind are underway, with the intention of providing new opportunities for the vision impaired.
Speaking yesterday, a Society spokeswoman said that work at Beacon House began during the Ch...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Autism has become a public health crisis, affecting one percent of the world population according to Bermuda Autism Support and Education (BASE)
Speaking to the Hamilton Rotary on Tuesday, Autism Consultant Susannah Cole said that worldwide, around 6...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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Hostages walked the plank or paid a handsome ransom to avoid it as part of a fundraising effort by the Bermuda Sloop Foundation this afternoon.
More than $100,000 was raised. The lion’s share will go towards the charity’s youth programmes; ten percen...
DATE: Mar 02, 2012
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Gas prices have risen by around ten percent over the last year, but still remain below last April’s record high.
According to recently released figures from the Ministry of Finance, the maximum cost of gasoline rose by 5.2¢ per litre to $2.12 per lit...
DATE: Mar 02, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Younger, more volatile gang members are among the new concerns behind an independent report commissioned for the Bermuda Police Service.
Released yesterday, the report’s suggestions include a three-year mission strategy, a senior officer to oversee g...
DATE: Mar 02, 2012
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HSBC Bank Bermuda Ltd made net income of $152 million, the bank revealed yesterday.
Although that was down 38 percent from 2010, the underlying performance, which strips out the impact of parts of the business being sold off, showed a three percent i...
DATE: Mar 02, 2012
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Poisoning feral chickens is illegal and can have unwanted consequences, the Department of Environmental Protection has warned.
The reminder was issued after the department received complaints that chickens were poisoned in the Warwick West area.
“Whi...
DATE: Mar 02, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Monetary Authority is examining mortgage judgment debt practices, in a bid to ease pressure on homeowners left with foreclosure debts.
However, for one mortgage-embattled resident, any changes to the law will come too late as she has opte...
DATE: Mar 02, 2012
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Jonathan Bell
