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With the cost of parking vouchers rising 75 percent in the coming weeks, many residents are questioning if the impact on traffic will be worth the out-of-pocket expense.
The increase in cost is hoped to encourage drivers to park in the City's parking...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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While most students are content to spend their summer break relaxing, 13 Bermudian students are taking part in a ten-week expedition in Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
The expedition is a part of the Raleigh International Bermuda programme, and comes at th...
DATE: Jul 15, 2008
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With the American July 4 holiday weekend come and gone, the number of tourists arriving on cruise ships fell slightly this week.
The Grandeur of the Seas arrived in port on Monday from Baltimore, carrying 2,247 passengers to the Island. The ship depa...
DATE: Jul 09, 2008
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Now in week three of their training, one of the largest classes of Bermuda Police recruits in recent history has been working hard for the right to serve the Island.
This year's class, consisting of 23 cadets, is the first to host untrained overseas ...
DATE: Jul 07, 2008
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Minister of Culture and Social Rehabilitation Dale Butler has revealed a proposed redevelopment of the North Street Emergency Shelter, which would double the facility's housing capacity.
"The existing emergency shelter run by the Salvation Army on No...
DATE: Jul 05, 2008
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Construction of the new Police station and court building on Court Street came to a halt yesterday afternoon when a cement truck fell partially into the site.
The truck had parked on the Court Street side of the site to pour its load, but as soon as ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2008
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More than 50 people came to City Hall yesterday to celebrate the 49th anniversary of the conclusion of the theatre boycott.
In addition to well-known Bermudians including former Premier Sir John Swan, Culture Minister Dale Butler, and David Wingate, ...
DATE: Jul 03, 2008
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The Dockyard Sea Cadet Unit expanded its fleet when an Optimist sailing dinghy was donated to them by the J-24 Sailing Association last weekend.
With the Cadet's family and a former Petty Officer present for the handover, the Association brought the ...
DATE: Jul 02, 2008
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By Wednesday afternoon the centrepiece of Victoria Park, the Victoria Bandstand, will have disappeared packed off to Scotland for repairs.
Erected in 1889 to celebrate the golden jubilee of Queen Victoria, it is thought that the bandstand may be the ...
DATE: Jun 23, 2008
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YouthNet is reaching out to seniors this week, trying to find more volunteers to mentor Bermuda's youth.
As part of their efforts, next Tuesday the organisation is holding a seniors recruitment reception at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institut...
DATE: Jun 21, 2008
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