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Bermuda can finally start cashing in on a piece of prized real estate thousands of miles up in space after Government struck a deal to rent the spot out to a satellite operator.
The Royal Gazette understands that Government has leased the lucrative s...
DATE: May 30, 2013
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One construction industry source claimed that Government was forced to use non-galvanised steel on the project after an administrative oversight meant that galvanised steel could not be brought in on time. Government was in a rush to get the upgrades...
DATE: May 29, 2013
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A cruise ship scheduled to arrive in Bermuda on Sunday has had to cancel its visit after a fire broke out onboard.
The Grandeur of the Seas was due to set sail from Baltimore on Friday to make the third of 15 summer visits to Dockyard. She can carry ...
DATE: May 29, 2013
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Employees across the Island may discover their pay packets shrinking in the coming months as health insurance increases of as much as 20 percent kick in.
Most insurance companies are having to increase their fees to cover increases in Bermuda Hospita...
DATE: May 29, 2013
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Health
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Gareth Finighan
Public Works Minister Trevor Moniz has hit back at allegations that he used “smoke screen tactics” to cover up the fact that upgrade work to Heritage Wharf was not completed in time for the arrival of the mega-cruise ship Breakaway earlier this month...
DATE: May 28, 2013
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Police made 20 arrests over the long weekend, but there were no major incidents over the Bermuda Day holiday.
According to a police spokesman, officers arrested five motorists on suspicion of impaired driving. A further 15 people were arrested for o...
DATE: May 28, 2013
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A cruise ship scheduled to arrive in Bermuda this week has been damaged after a fire broke out on one of its decks early yesterday morning.
Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas was en route to CocoCay, Bahamas, from Baltimore, Maryland when the bla...
DATE: May 28, 2013
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Tourism
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Gareth Finighan
Fast food franchise KFC Bermuda has been ordered to pay the legal costs of the Bermuda Industrial Union after it failed to block a dispute with staff from going to arbitration.
The company will also have to pay the fees of former Economy and Trade Mi...
DATE: May 27, 2013
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Budget
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Gareth Finighan
Around 100 people attended a special ceremony at St Peter’s Church yesterday to mark 40 years of service by Bermuda Regiment officers to governors of Bermuda.
Governor George Fergusson thanked all those who had served as aide-de-camp — the military r...
DATE: May 27, 2013
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Public Works Minister Trevor Moniz has been hit with fresh allegations of “deliberately deceiving the people” over his Ministry’s handling of upgrade work to Heritage Wharf.
One construction expert claims Government must have known weeks before May 1...
DATE: May 27, 2013
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