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Paradise home, but nowhere to buy groceries

Posted on 13 Oct 2009 | Comments Off on Paradise home, but nowhere to buy groceries

EVERY Tuesday and Friday, there’s a special delivery of Culina tomatoes, olive oil, orchids and other items for Mrs Kelly Bernard, 44, a resident at Sentosa Cove.

Mrs Bernard has to get her groceries delivered to her home.  (Photo: TNP, Kelvin Chng)

They are sent to her door by Heng Heng Food Suppliers, which offers personal grocery shopping and home-delivery services. Continue reading →

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Sentosa home to 8,000

Posted on 10 Oct 2009 | Comments Off on Sentosa home to 8,000

Sentosa is shaped like a long, thin wedge. The broad end of the wedge, on the east shore, is where Sentosa Cove is. Out of the total land area of 117ha, about 100ha of land is reclaimed.

  • Land sales started in 2003 for North Cove and completed by early 2007. Land sales for South Cove started in 2006 and were completed last year.
  • By the year’s end, 85 per cent of the projects in North Cove would have obtained their Temporary Occupancy Permit (TOP). The number of residents will increase from 2,300 to 3,000. They will live in 230 landed and 830 condo apartments.
  • The rest of North Cove will get their TOP by 2014. Development in South Cove will also be completed the same year.
  • The entire Sentosa Cove site will have a total of 2,140 units, comprising 1,720 condominium units and 420 landed units by then. It will be home to about 8,000 residents. Today, about 60 per cent of the residents are foreigners, hailing from 21 countries. Continue reading →

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