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Cruise ship passenger arrivals fell by around 1,000 this week compared to last week, with just over 12,000 visitors arriving by ship.
The Grandeur of the Seas arrived at Kings Wharf on Monday morning carrying 2,197 passengers. The ship left the Islan...
DATE: Aug 06, 2008
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With the coming implosion of the Club Med building in St. George's, the St. George's Golf Club is shutting its doors for good today.
Government has confirmed the new course will be taken out of state hands and run by Addax Holdings Ltd. for Bazarian ...
DATE: Jul 30, 2008
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With Cup Match Fever rapidly spreading, the Island is divided once more between St. George's and Somerset, with fans backing their favourite team.
A short walk through Hamilton yesterday showed dozens of people wearing ribbons representing both teams...
DATE: Jul 30, 2008
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Since Bishop Ewen Ratteray stepped down at the end of March, Bermuda has been without an Anglican Bishop, but that may change by the end of September.
The Chancellor of the Anglican Church of Bermuda, David Cooper, announced in a press release that a...
DATE: Jul 29, 2008
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Health Minister Nelson Bascome announced yesterday that Government's Health Insurance Plan, HIP, will be expanding its coverage starting on Friday.
The expansion, which he said comes at no additional cost, was initially announced in May. It includes ...
DATE: Jul 29, 2008
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Just one day after the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre announced that it needed $250,000 to pay back money spent to bring two digital scanning systems to the Island, a generous donation nearly halved the debt.
Peter Green learned of the new screenin...
DATE: Jul 25, 2008
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As more people learn about the coming 75 percent increase in the cost of parking vouchers in Hamilton they are expressing their dislike of the change.
In an e-mail sent to The Royal Gazette, Sean Morris says that he believes the cost increase, which ...
DATE: Jul 21, 2008
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In celebration of the 400th anniversary of Bermuda, the Bank of Bermuda Foundation has donated a total of $1.55 million to four separate charities.
Tall Ships Bermuda Limited, the Bermuda Regiment Charitable Trust, the Bermuda 2009 Committee, and Buy...
DATE: Jul 21, 2008
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Half a century ago, a letter was sent to 30 people on the Island, each of whom was interested in the sport of game fishing.
This letter started a chain reaction which led to a group of fishing enthusiasts banding together to form the Blue Water Angle...
DATE: Jul 18, 2008
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Two businesses have joined the fight against drinking and driving.
Burrows Lightbourn and Gosling's announced yesterday that they have become the latest sponsors of the Let Us Drive programme, aimed at reducing the number of drunk drivers.
The progra...
DATE: Jul 18, 2008
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