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The first cruise ship to visit Bermuda this year was due to dock in Hamilton this morning.
The Black Prince, operated by Fred Olsen, is heading for the Canary Islands, off North Africa, and into the Mediterranean to run cruises throughout 2006. Today...
DATE: Feb 15, 2006
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A crew member on the first yacht to reach Bermuda from the north this winter has spoken of the catalogue of near disasters that almost sank the vessel in turbulent seas between the north east coast of the US and Bermuda.
Thelimped into St. George?s H...
DATE: Feb 14, 2006
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Shadow Tourism Minister David Dodwell has blasted Government?s ignoring of its ?partners? in the industry by unilaterally employing Internet giant Expedia as a booking engine on the Tourism website without their input.
Hoteliers are seeking answers f...
DATE: Feb 13, 2006
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A new initiative to lure and retain medical staff to work within the health service in Bermuda has been unveiled by the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
Doctors, nurses and other medical professionals will no longer need to travel overseas to further their s...
DATE: Feb 13, 2006
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Four candidates have come forward to contest the final vacant common councillor seat on the Corporation of St. George.
There were originally only four nominations for the five councillor seats during the Corporation election last month, which saw Mar...
DATE: Feb 11, 2006
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A Devonshire family is today coming to terms with the loss of 18-year-old Ryan Burgess who become the first road fatality of 2006 after the motorbike he was riding left the road and collided with a tree on a lonely road in Devonshire.
The crash happe...
DATE: Feb 11, 2006
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Lacklustre leadership and direction from both the Government and the Opposition United Bermuda Party is turning people off politics and likely to lead to many not bothering to vote in the next General Election.
And the UBP?s change of leadership to W...
DATE: Feb 11, 2006
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One hundred new apartments for senior citizens will be completed and ready for residents by the middle of next year after a $2.5 million donation from the Bank of Bermuda Foundation and a favourable $12.5 million loan from the bank to finance the rem...
DATE: Feb 10, 2006
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Finding ways to stop drug users from becoming hardened criminals and repeat offenders is one of the pressing issues at the top of the agenda for the newly formed National Steering Committee for Drugs.
The Minister for National Drug Control Wayne Peri...
DATE: Feb 10, 2006
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A US Police expert on gang violence will be amongst guest speakers at a three-day conference to highlight and offer answers to the problem of addictions in Bermuda, ranging from domestic violence to child pornography and drugs.
And the conference wil...
DATE: Feb 10, 2006
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