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A review of the Island’s minibus industry by the Public Service Vehicles Licensing Board is set to be completed next month, according to Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell.
Speaking in the House of Assembly this morning, Mr Crockwell said that while ...
DATE: Nov 28, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to improve service at the National Office for Seniors and the Physically Challenged (NOSPC) is coming, according to Health Minister Jeanne Atherden.
Speaking in the House of Assembly this morning, the Minister said an initial draft review...
DATE: Nov 28, 2014
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In the tiny hours of this morning, all was not quiet.
With Black Friday fever in full swing, soca music blasted out from a pair of large speakers outside the Phoenix Store, waking early-morning campers from their sleepy daze.
Just before 4am, the qu...
DATE: Nov 28, 2014
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Sarah Lagan
Sylvan Richards, the Junior Minister for Home Affairs, has revealed that there have been more than 500 applications for Bermudian status this year.
Responding to Parliamentary questions in the House of Assembly this morning, Mr Richards said that 510...
DATE: Nov 28, 2014
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A funeral home has vowed to continue its battle to open Bermuda’s first crematorium after its bid to build one in Southampton was rejected by planners.
Amis Memorial Chapel’s proposals to construct a crematorium on Industrial Road were refused by the...
DATE: Nov 27, 2014
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What Bermudian doesn’t feel a pang of homesickness if they’re off the Island at Cup Match? Onions in Britain missed May 24 so much they now hold annual celebrations of their own. Americans feel the same about Thanksgiving, a holiday that centres arou...
DATE: Nov 27, 2014
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A thriving global non-profit founded in Bermuda is seeking new corporate partners to further its work in struggling communities overseas.
“We realise that there are many needs right here at home in Bermuda,” said Pamela Barit Nolan, development manag...
DATE: Nov 27, 2014
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The National Trust’s efforts to clear Bermuda’s open spaces in the wake of last month’s two major storms have been bolstered by scores of volunteers.
The charity will be holding the latest in a series of volunteer action days at the Middleton Nature ...
DATE: Nov 27, 2014
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By Bob Settje
It is Thanksgiving week, and I am sitting here in Casco Viejo, the old quarter of Panama City, on one of my rare trips off-island, musing about my parents and grandparents and the Great Depression.
To explain … depending on which versio...
DATE: Nov 27, 2014
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Could you help to bring a smile to a child’s face this Christmas?
Generous residents are being asked to become an Anonymous Santa and donate a gift to a needy youngster.
The names of hundreds of underprivileged children have been registered with the ...
DATE: Nov 27, 2014
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