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A US business tycoon with close links to Bermuda who once worked on the top-secret project to develop the United States’ Second World War nuclear bombs has died in hospital.
Marlan Bourns, an engineer and entrepreneur who founded technology firm Bour...
DATE: Mar 28, 2014
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A Warwick road was this morning closed after a utility pole caught fire.
Police closed a section of Middle Road between Tamarind Vale and Burnt House Hill to allow workers to replace the damaged pole.
A police spokesman said traffic diversions were i...
DATE: Mar 27, 2014
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A Bermuda taxi driver is operating a cashless cab — but that doesn’t mean passengers ride for free.
Wayne Hodgson has fitted his cab with a credit card machine which allows customers to pay their fare without cash.
Mr Hodgson spoke out after a letter...
DATE: Mar 26, 2014
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Five people were taken to hospital after two crashes on Middle Road yesterday.
A 40-year-old Southampton woman had to be cut free by firefighters after her car was in a head-on collision with a truck around 4pm on the Paget stretch of the road, while...
DATE: Mar 26, 2014
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Bermuda’s shipping registry could be turned into a quango, it was revealed on Friday.
The news came as Tourism and Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell announced that the UK had lifted a ban on the size of the Bermuda-flagged fleet, imposed two years a...
DATE: Mar 25, 2014
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Luxury leather goods store Louis Vuitton is to close, the company said yesterday.
The iconic fashion store will shut its doors for the last time at the end of next month, with the loss of up to four jobs.
Greg Tolaram, director of owners Atlantic Lug...
DATE: Mar 25, 2014
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A group set up to look at reforming the law on marijuana plans to recommend a phased approach to legalisation.
The Cannabis Reform Collaborative (CRC) is likely to back the use of medical marijuana and decriminalisation of the drug, followed by a pha...
DATE: Mar 25, 2014
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Shoppers can help save the planet — and save a few dollars at the tills.
A total of 11 stores have signed up to offer discounts during a day of activities on Saturday to support Earth Hour — a day of activities designed to encourage environmental aw...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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Bermuda has logged deaths on the roads for nearly every month since last August, according to the latest police statistics.
A total of nine people have been killed as a result of traffic accidents since last summer — with four this year alone.
Road S...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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The UK-based developer of Washington Mall has been slammed for tax avoidance.
The multibillion dollar Peel Group — which owns 40 percent of the Hamilton shop and office complex — has come under fire for using offshore registration to cut its tax bill...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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