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Bermudians are ready to welcome the return of spring break and are pleased its more rowdy elements will be weeded out.
Upon hearing the Ministry of Tourism was keen on the idea, people approached in Hamilton late last week were receptive to the retur...
DATE: Mar 08, 1999
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The Bermuda College is playing a leading role in the fight against thyroid disease with lecturer Tara Soares' radiation research.
Mrs. Soares -- assisted by students -- is researching the effect of radiation therapy on the thyroid gland.
To treat hyp...
DATE: Mar 06, 1999
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Science education in public schools got a big boost yesterday with the announcement of a $65,000 grant for courses and trips to overseas workshops.
In a Press conference at the Department of Education, Heddington Insurance, a wholly-owned subsidiary ...
DATE: Mar 04, 1999
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and Bermuda district have a hard time keeping up with its pace.
So said Dudley Cottingham, the current Bermuda Zone chairman, at the Hamilton Lions weekly meeting at the M.R. Onions restaurant.
Mr. Cottingham addressed his fellow Lions about the stru...
DATE: Mar 04, 1999
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These days, you are as likely to see a construction worker tapping away at a computer keyboard and talking about spreadsheets as laying concrete block or pouring a building's foundation.
To survive in the next millennium, even construction workers mu...
DATE: Mar 02, 1999
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A Supreme Court jury yesterday convicted a 21-year-old university student of importing and handling $200,000 worth of cannabis.
Christopher Anthony Lewis -- now known as Isaiah Abasi Ejiikene -- showed no emotion as the jury foreman told Puisne Judge...
DATE: Feb 26, 1999
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A Pembroke man accused of sexual assault told a Magistrate on Monday that he was a good Samaritan who just happened upon a woman after an accident.
The 25-year-old man -- who cannot be named for legal reasons -- took the stand and flatly denied stalk...
DATE: Feb 24, 1999
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A rare alignment of two planets has caused some interest among residents who have placed calls to Harbour Radio and the Weather Service.
Jupiter and Venus have been visible for the past several days and have been remarkable in that they seem to fade ...
DATE: Feb 24, 1999
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the food concession at Tobacco Bay, St. George's.
In a surprise move, the Corporation of St. George's has dropped the businessman and politician as concessionaire in favour of Kirk Bartrum, a taxi driver and co-owner with his wife Sharon of the 27th ...
DATE: Feb 24, 1999
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The coming hurricane season may be a very active one, if past experience with the weather phenomenon "La Nina'' is anything to go on.
Hurricane forecaster Lixion Avila was speaking yesterday as he prepared a speech on the weather at the Bermuda Biolo...
DATE: Feb 23, 1999
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