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A former Cold War base set up to track Soviet submarines could be getting a new lease of life.
Several new uses for the former US Navy station at Tudor Hill in Southampton have been proposed to the Bermuda Land Development Company.
A spokeswoman for ...
DATE: Aug 13, 2018
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Visitor spending has risen for the tenth consecutive quarter, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said yesterday.
Tourists spent $96.2 million in the second quarter of the year, up $5.6 million on the $90.6 million recorded for the same period in 2017.
The...
DATE: Aug 11, 2018
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A $13,500 event at an East End beach was value for money, the chief executive of the Bermuda Tourism Authority said yesterday.
Kevin Dallas said the cost of the promotion at Shelly Bay in Hamilton Parish on Thursday, which featured five island vendor...
DATE: Aug 11, 2018
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An environmentalist has stars in his eyes, and wants to recruit other people who share a passion for astronomy for a new club.
Jonathan Starling said he launched the Bermuda Astronomical Society on Facebook this year, but later found there had been ...
DATE: Aug 10, 2018
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Overgrown grass has left a section of the Railway Trail almost impassable, an area resident said yesterday.
The man said a recently installed pedestrian bridge over Store Hill in Smith’s had been a benefit, but the state of the surrounding area made ...
DATE: Aug 10, 2018
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The Supreme Court has opened the way for a violent child sex offender to be sent for detention and treatment at a British hospital.
However, the Government said last night that UK courts must give their approval to allow the transfer.
Puisne Judge Sh...
DATE: Aug 10, 2018
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An early morning for amateur photographer LeShun Smith paid off with a stunning shot of a Falcon 9 rocket as it passed over Bermuda.
Mr Smith, 29, said he was near Church Bay to capture the rocket, which travelled overhead just before 2.30am on Tuesd...
DATE: Aug 10, 2018
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A grandmother has started a new career after being Called to the Bar.
Angelita Dill, 54, worked in telecommunications and owned small businesses before going back to school to study for a law degree.
She said: “There was nothing that concerned me ab...
DATE: Aug 09, 2018
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An American-based meteorology group has said cool water in the Atlantic could lead to fewer tropical storms this year.
Colorado State University’s Tropical Meteorology Project team said: “The tropical Atlantic remains cooler than normal and there is ...
DATE: Aug 08, 2018
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Blackwatch Pass was closed to traffic yesterday as work to shore up its walls started.
A government spokeswoman said work will continue for “several weeks”.
Workers on the project will remove areas of soft rock and vegetation and secure weaker sectio...
DATE: Aug 07, 2018
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