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An American Airlines passenger plane was diverted to the Island after losing power in one of its engines while flying from the Caribbean to New York last night.
Almost half the Island?s fleet of fire-fighting vehicles were sent to Bermuda Internation...
DATE: Feb 21, 2006
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Concern is growing that Bermuda faces another lengthy spell of inaction at the former Club Med resort because of a "back to the drawing board" scenario following a switch of developers.
And Government is being urged to come forward with some explanat...
DATE: Feb 20, 2006
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Government Minister David Burch yesterday dismissed claims there were dozens of safety failings at the new Berkeley Institute building.
He said when the full facts were made publicly known the "so-called whistle blowing foreign expert will be exposed...
DATE: Feb 20, 2006
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Bermuda could soon have its own signature "French Quarter" district to entice visitors to experience a true taste of the Island's heritage and culture.
As has previously been touted, it is intended to turn a portion of Court Street into a colourful e...
DATE: Feb 18, 2006
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In an effort to soften the financial hardship faced by taxi drivers fitting $2,000 GPS systems to their vehicles, Government is scrapping import duty on equipment being brought to the Island.
The GPS system is now a mandatory requirement for taxi ope...
DATE: Feb 18, 2006
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An independent auditor who has reportedly catalogued dozens of safety failings at the yet to open new Berkeley Institute should be brought back to the Island to prove his published concerns are true.
That?s the view of Shadow Works and Engineering Mi...
DATE: Feb 18, 2006
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A new research vessel for the the Bermuda Biological Station for Research is expected to arrive on the Island within the next two months to replace the which is now in Norfolk, Virginia and is unlikely to return to the Island.
The has been retired fr...
DATE: Feb 17, 2006
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The new developer of the former Club Med resort in St. George's was nowhere to be seen as the Deputy Premier . Ewart Brown visited the hotel site to announce the latest chapter in efforts to have it redeveloped.
For most the of the past 20 years the ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2006
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Tributes have been paid to a yacht captain who died after helping guide his 43-foot yacht and crew through a string of near disasters in the North Atlantic before reaching Bermuda.
Father-of-two Richard Brignoli had not been in good health before dep...
DATE: Feb 17, 2006
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Tourism Minister Ewart Brown has declined to comment further on the decision by his department to link up with Internet giant Expedia to be the main hotel booking engine for its tourism website.
A number of hoteliers and Shadow Tourism Minister David...
DATE: Feb 16, 2006
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