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Bermuda is facing a shortage of a crucial vaccine that protects infants from diseases such as meningitis, septicaemia and diphtheria, after the manufacturer withdrew the product over quality control concerns.
A Health Department spokeswoman last nigh...
DATE: Aug 06, 2014
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Government have been issued an ultimatum to reconsider its position on PRC holder legislation within seven days or face an escalation in public unrest.
The demand was delivered to Premier Michael Dunkley yesterday afternoon after more than 500 protes...
DATE: Jul 26, 2014
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Government has come under renewed pressure to take action to shut down a legal loophole that allows Permanent Resident Certificate holders to be granted Bermudian Status.
And the One Bermuda Alliance administration has also been accused of adopting “...
DATE: Jul 25, 2014
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The majority of Bermudians to believe that PRC holders should be granted Status, according to a recent poll.
Just one third of Bermudians — 33 percent — said they opposed PRC holders getting status, while 57 percent approved. A further nine percent s...
DATE: Jul 25, 2014
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Beachfest will take place next week, albeit on a somewhat smaller scale.
Organisers have been denied a liquor licence, or the right to charge an entry fee, both of which may impact on which live music acts now perform, at what is normally one of the ...
DATE: Jul 25, 2014
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A lecture on reparations and psychological rehabilitation scheduled to take place tomorrow has been cancelled.
The Department of Community and Cultural Affairs has been forced to postpone the annual Dr Kenneth E. Robinson/Cyril Outerbridge Packwood M...
DATE: Jul 24, 2014
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Whether you’re a cricket fan or Crown and Anchor enthusiast, residents and visitors should have no excuse for not attending next week’s Cup Match celebrations in the west end.
For the Bermuda Tourism Authority has organised a free Cup Match shuttle s...
DATE: Jul 23, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Visiting yachtsmen have been blamed for turning various Hamilton recreational spots into unsightly garbage tips.
Mountains of trash were dumped at a number of waterfront parks in the city over the weekend, prompting complaints from park users.
One me...
DATE: Jul 22, 2014
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Not many eight-year-olds can boast of breaking a world record, but Gillian Ricks may have done just that during a family fishing trip in Bermuda.
For the ‘small fry’ angler managed to single-handedly land a monster 336 pound blue marlin during the Be...
DATE: Jul 21, 2014
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Bermudians may have a well-known reputation for being warm and welcoming, but visitors to our shores are still overwhelmed by the hospitality of their hosts, according to a survey.
For the friendliness of the Island exceeded the expectations of almos...
DATE: Jul 18, 2014
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