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Bermuda is vying to be one of several destinations for an airship race right out of the pages of Jules Verne.
Ministers met yesterday with the Commissioner of the World Air League Don Hartsell about hosting the inaugural World Sky Race, featuring bli...
DATE: Nov 28, 2012
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The PGA Grand Slam will remain at Port Royal until 2014, Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert announced yesterday.
“This is great news for Bermuda to have the Grand Slam return for the next two years,” Mr Furbert said. “During the last six years of hosting...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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A Pembroke woman was injured when her auxiliary cycle struck a car at the entrance to Sunset Pass, in Pembroke.
According to a police spokesman, officers and first responders attended a crash on North Shore Road at around 8.30am on Tuesday.
“It appea...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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Taxi owners and operators who are not GPS compliant should not be punished for the time being, according to the Taxi Commission.
But new initiatives are being prepared to benefit those operators who have the proper equipment and are fully compliant w...
DATE: Nov 13, 2012
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Mail travelling from the US to Bermuda has been delayed as a result of the impact of Hurricane Sandy.
A Government spokeswoman said yesterday: “As the public is aware, Sandy’s recent destruction along the US northeast coast disrupted numerous service...
DATE: Nov 07, 2012
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Government intends to create three new Economic Empowerment Zones (EEZs) in Pembroke, Economy Minister Patrice Minors announced yesterday.
Among the new proposed EEZs are:
l The Middletown EEZ between Happy Valley Road and Parsons Road,
l The Northe...
DATE: Nov 02, 2012
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Former St George’s Mayor and trailblazer Lois Perinchief died yesterday at the age of 86.
Ms Perinchief, who was born and raised in St George’s, made history in 1968 when she became Common Councillor for the Corporation of St George’s — the first wom...
DATE: Nov 02, 2012
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Flights between Bermuda and the US East Coast are expected to resume today following the havoc wreaked on that area by superstorm Sandy.
Meanwhile the Island’s container ships have all been delayed by the monster storm, and the cruise ship Regatta ha...
DATE: Nov 01, 2012
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A Bermudian caught in the wrath of Hurricane Sandy said yesterday that she felt she was living in a “bad sci-fi movie.”
Laura Gorham, who travelled to New York to take part in a conference, said from her host’s home in the city’s Upper West side she ...
DATE: Oct 31, 2012
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New England last night braced itself for the worst as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the US, while commuters in Bermuda were also impacted by the giant storm with many ferry services disrupted yesterday.
The majority of flights to and from the Island w...
DATE: Oct 30, 2012
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