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A consortium dropped from negotiations to develop the old Club Med resort at St. George?s, despite spending three years and more than $2 million preparing its bid, has no intention of seeking legal action over the way it has been sidelined.
It is tak...
DATE: Jan 26, 2006
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The people of St. George?s are being urged not to let forecast high winds and rain stop them from going to the polls today to elect a Mayor and three Aldermen.
The 402 registered voters will have to chose between current Mayor E. Michael Jones and fo...
DATE: Jan 26, 2006
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Fast-acting military medics have been praised for the way they dealt with a young recruit who suddenly took ill during a drill session at the start of the Bermuda Regiment?s Recruit Camp.
The 20-year-old had just begun his training and was taking par...
DATE: Jan 26, 2006
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Dockyard could become Bermuda's cruise ship hub with two Panamax ships mooring up at a time and passengers using ferries and land transport to visit the rest of the Island.
Discussions and deliberations are ongoing with the Island's three current cru...
DATE: Jan 25, 2006
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A new developer has become the front runner to take charge of the former Club Med resort site overlooking St. George?s and bring a five-star hotel to the town.
The identity of the person set to take over what was previously a $220 million scheme to t...
DATE: Jan 25, 2006
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A plastic and reconstructive surgeon who daily sees the consequences of road accidents in Bermuda has called last weekend?s high level of crashes and injuries a ?public health crisis?.
Dr. Christopher Johnson, the new chairman of the Road Safety Coun...
DATE: Jan 25, 2006
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Bermuda is gearing up to respond to a feared world-wide bird flu pandemic caused by the possible mutation of the current avian flu H5N1 virus.
A committee is being set up to ensure the Island is prepared should the avian flu virus that has decimated ...
DATE: Jan 24, 2006
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A reward being offered for information that leads to the conviction of a dog killer has been boosted to $5,000 by a Tucker?s Town resident.
After reading in at the weekend that a $1,000 reward had been posted in connection with the Spanish Point inci...
DATE: Jan 24, 2006
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Youngsters aged ten have been found drinking alcohol and 17 percent of young people in Bermuda binge drink.
But as startling as these facts revealed at a public meeting are, alcohol and substance abuse is only one area of growing concern for the stat...
DATE: Jan 24, 2006
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Mayoral hopeful Mariea Caisey has written a personal message to the residents of St. George?s outlining why she believes the town?s future would be better with her at the helm of the Corporation.
And speaking to she spotlighted a range of issues incl...
DATE: Jan 23, 2006
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