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An agreement with Britain which allows Bermuda to negotiate directly with other countries has been "strengthened" after a review, the Premier said last night.
The UK launched the review of the general entrustment agreement after four former Guantánam...
DATE: Oct 02, 2009
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As Bermuda celebrates the 13th Annual Breast Cancer Month this October, it will also be raising money for a Cancer Information Service on the Island.
Throughout the month, a series of fund-raisers will be held to set up the Service, which will provid...
DATE: Oct 01, 2009
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The Corporation of Hamilton apologised to the public for traffic delays caused by the temporary closure of a section of Queen Street yesterday.
A Corporation spokesperson said road work scheduled along the stretch of Queen Street between Reid and Fro...
DATE: Oct 01, 2009
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Police yesterday named the tourist found dead in a Devonshire home as Florida resident Rebecca Blind.
The 65-year-old woman was found by friends in an unresponsive state at around 7.10 p.m. Saturday in the Cedar Vale Lane home. She was pronounced dea...
DATE: Sep 29, 2009
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The funeral for former Senate leader Albert Jackson will be held on Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Jackson, late husband of UBP MP Louise Jackson, died Wednesday after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 90 years old.
Flags on Government buildings will f...
DATE: Sep 29, 2009
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Starting today, the Corporation of Hamilton will be offering a free shuttle service between the City Hall Car Park and the Bull's Head Car Park.
The shuttle bus, announced yesterday, will travel between the two parking lots every 15 minutes between 4...
DATE: Sep 28, 2009
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A Smith's parish man was taken to hospital after he crashed his motorcycle while being pursued by Police.
According to a Police spokesman, at around 2.10 a.m. on Saturday Police began pursuing a motorcycle, which was travelling along North Shore in D...
DATE: Sep 28, 2009
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A Pembroke resident woke to what he thought was the "sound of thunder", but was actually a car crashing into his home yesterday morning.
Santhanam Vaithilingam was fast asleep at 4.20 a.m. when a car hit the lower floor of the two-storey building he ...
DATE: Sep 28, 2009
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The naming of Portuguese Rock last week will strengthen the bond between Bermuda and Portugal, according to the Portuguese Ambassador.
Antonio Nunes de Carvalho Santana Carlos spoke on Friday night at the formal reception for the renaming, along with...
DATE: Sep 28, 2009
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A former US deputy drug czar believes that Bermuda could become a stopping point for drugs on their way to the US.
Andrea Barthwell worked as an advisor for US drug policies under President George W. Bush in 2002.
"Bermuda could very easily become a ...
DATE: Sep 28, 2009
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