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An attempt to prevent Government suffering a Senate defeat of its resolution to award large pay rises to Ministers and leading politicians has been branded ?an end run at the eleventh hour to avoid further scrutiny?.
Whether the move is successful wi...
DATE: Jun 29, 2006
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It has been suggested by an MP that all livery cycles be fitted with lockable cases rather than rear wire baskets to protect them from falling victim to petty thieves.
But a regular visitor to Bermuda believes the wire baskets are more useful than se...
DATE: Jun 28, 2006
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British Airways is stepping up its winter service between Bermuda and the UK to a five-days a week schedule. The airline has announced a 25 percent increase in the number of seats available on the route, which comes in the wake of its now daily servi...
DATE: Jun 28, 2006
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Visitors and residents alike can learn more about the history that has shaped Bermuda over the past 500 years by visiting St. George?s newest attraction an orientation centre with interactive displays.
The second phase of the World Heritage Centre in...
DATE: Jun 28, 2006
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Government has been accused of carrying out a ?smash and grab? raid to award large salary increases to Ministers and only then stopping to consider the impact on the public purse.
And Shadow Finance Minister Pat Gordon-Pamplin claimed yesterday that ...
DATE: Jun 27, 2006
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An impressive new sight along Front Street drew admiring glances from Bermudians and visitors alike when the US Coast Guard Cutter arrived in the wake of the Newport-Bermuda Race yachts.
The tall ship once belonged to the Germans but was taken by the...
DATE: Jun 27, 2006
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Demand created by Bermuda?s tourism industry is set to double during the next ten years to generate a staggering $2.068 billion, predicts a global forum of the world?s top 100 tourism business leaders.
And as a direct benefit the number of jobs in th...
DATE: Jun 27, 2006
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Bermuda's reputation as a safe place for tourists is being eroded by a small number of criminals stealing from visitors on the beach, snatching bags from the baskets on the back of tourist mopeds or actually breaking into their guest house and hotel ...
DATE: Jun 26, 2006
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A wealthy, winning yachtswoman in this year's Newport to Bermuda Race who disappeared hours after arriving on the Island ? missing a prize-giving ceremony with Princess Anne ? has turned up safe three days later.
A major Police search was launched at...
DATE: Jun 26, 2006
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When an apartment project hit the rocks an investor who had taken out a $500,000 loan to get the scheme up-and-running discovered his ?safety net? agreement with the developers had apparently been nullified by his own bank.
It was only after three ye...
DATE: Jun 26, 2006
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