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A fisherman was left hungry and thirsty when he spent an unplanned night on the water after his boat broke down.
The Department of Marine and Ports Services said the man had tried for nearly 24 hours to row ashore before he was rescued.
A report of t...
DATE: Aug 22, 2019
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A blueprint for the funding of major projects to boost job numbers and the economy should be a priority, an economist claimed yesterday.
Robert Stubbs said a “chronic weakness” in how major work was funded was a key reason for stunted growth in the B...
DATE: Aug 21, 2019
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A 63-year-old driver escaped serious injury when her car hit a wall in Hamilton Parish on Tuesday night.
Emergency crews were called to the single vehicle crash on North Shore Road near East Point Lane at about 8.45pm.
A police spokesman said the wom...
DATE: Aug 21, 2019
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The $88 million Bermuda Infrastructure Fund was set up to provide capital for private companies as well as public projects, one of its co-founders has explained.
But the only known cash injection since its launch more than 14 months ago — when it was...
DATE: Aug 19, 2019
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Almost two thirds of properties bought from a top estate agent this year were bought with cash.
Coldwell Banker Bermuda Realty said the number of buyers who did not need a mortgage had grown “exponentially” since 2010.
The firm’s midsummer update als...
DATE: Aug 19, 2019
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Lessons from Cup Match will help police and other organisations plan future operations after a Joint Agency Command Centre was used for the first time at the event.
St George’s Cricket Club and representatives from the Government, police, the Bermuda...
DATE: Aug 19, 2019
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A company run by a Cabinet minister has won a contract to import thousands of dollars worth of sand to improve a golf course’s bunkers in the run-up to a major tournament.
Island Construction Services was the successful bidder after the Government is...
DATE: Aug 17, 2019
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A 1970s pop culture fan has shared his happy childhood memories of the decade in an e-book now available online.
Phillip Ingham said his “fascination” for the era caused him to write Back In De Day: My Life in the 1970s.
The 49-year-old said: “It’s a...
DATE: Aug 16, 2019
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Massive increases of up to $880 in six-month land tax bills have left seniors worried over how they will make ends meet.
Seniors were shocked when they got their invoices which were much higher than six months ago. One homeowner told The Royal Gazett...
DATE: Aug 15, 2019
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Film fans were warned of an internet scam that is designed to steal credit card details.
The Regulatory Authority of Bermuda said an advertisement circulating on Facebook suggested a programme called MovieFlix can offer a streaming service like Netfl...
DATE: Aug 12, 2019
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