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Bermudians joined hands with residents of the Filipino community and raised funds for emergency relief efforts in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan, which is feared to have killed 10,000 people in the Philippines.
Governor George Fergusson and hi...
DATE: Nov 12, 2013
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A public consultation paper on the decriminalisation of cannabis has been promised by Government in its latest Throne Speech.
National Security Minister Michael Dunkley has made no secret in recent months of the need for open public dialogue on the i...
DATE: Nov 12, 2013
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News that Government is committed to holding a referendum on gambling has been welcomed by hoteliers.
And the Bermuda Hotel Association is also hoping that any vote will result in “a positive outcome” to allow casinos to open up on the Island.
The OB...
DATE: Nov 12, 2013
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One Bermudian war veteran left a first-hand battlefield account of the Armistice that ended the fighting between Germany and the Allied powers on November 11, 1918.
Enlisting with the Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps as a private soldier in 1914, Allan ...
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Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance giant Catlin has increased its cash and investments to more than $9 billion, according to its latest figures.
The interim results for the firm to the third quarter of the year show a total of $9.08 billion in c...
DATE: Nov 12, 2013
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Court-ordered mediation for parents feuding over children has moved closer to becoming a reality.
Recognising the importance of both parents in the lives of their children, the One Bermuda Alliance Government pledged in the Throne Speech to upgrade e...
DATE: Nov 12, 2013
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Bermuda’s estimated population stood at 64,911 at the end of 2012 — an increase of 266, or 0.4 percent, over the 2011 estimate of 64,685.
The figures on births, marriages and deaths, reported by the Registry General, were tabled at the opening of Par...
DATE: Nov 12, 2013
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Hello animal lovers, today’s chat is about deciding to acquire a pet and all the things you should consider before bringing a furry friend home.
I have never thought that surprising someone with the gift of a pet is a good idea. The romantic notion o...
DATE: Nov 12, 2013
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Ideas. I am certain most of you have wondered about creating new ideas. To many this seems difficult but if you reflect on your own ideas and what you have dreamed about doing you could likely create a fairly good list of ideas you have had. The real...
DATE: Nov 12, 2013
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Firefighters have praised residents of a Fentons Drive, Pembroke home for equipping their kitchen with fire extinguishers that allowed for the quick tackling of a blaze.
The fire on a kitchen stove was extinguished by a concerned neighbour as firefig...
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