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Greetings to you all, as our Quincentennial Year draws to a close.
Five hundred years ago, Juan de Bermudez discovered a string of islands previously unknown to man. I doubt he would recognize Bermuda now ? highly developed, heavily populated, and kn...
DATE: Dec 24, 2005
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An 80-year-old woman who suffered head injuries after her car hit a wall and flipped onto its roof on North Shore Road in Smiths on Thursday afternoon has been released from hospital.
The Pembroke woman was driving a Nissan March hatchback car when i...
DATE: Dec 24, 2005
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After days of controversy, the floating book fair officially dropped its gangplank and opened doors to the public yesterday in a colourful ceremony involving crew representing 45 different nations.
Premier Alex Scott, MP Walter Lister, Police Commiss...
DATE: Dec 23, 2005
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A First Avenue, Pembroke resident came home from a trip late on Wednesday to find a burglar had taken a large amount of expensive items and even Christmas presents from under his tree.
Among the things taken were a black and grey HP laptop computer, ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2005
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Amendments to the Hotel Concessions Act that will give the Tourism Minister more flexibility in deciding what hotel improvements should be granted tax breaks and will cut through red tape were approved by the Senate this week.
Junior Tourism Minister...
DATE: Dec 23, 2005
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Overseas fraudsters using faxes are trying to lure Bermuda businesses into shipping high value items without paying for them.
The latest ruse involves photocopies of credit cards and overseas passports with a request to buy pricey goods.
Police say t...
DATE: Dec 23, 2005
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US Presidential candidate and Texas computer tycoon Ross Perot was given planning permission this week to protect the shoreline of his Tucker?s Town home ? provided he also installs artificial Longtail nests.
Mr. Perot applied for final Planning perm...
DATE: Dec 23, 2005
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Bringing the concept of trucks for hire to the Island should present a new way for young Bermudians and entrepreneurs to start their own businesses without having to find big bucks to buy the necessary transport that they might need only occasionally...
DATE: Dec 23, 2005
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Police awoke a man apparently sleeping on his motorbike and found he had cannabis and cocaine on him, Magistrates' Court heard yesterday.
Tamiko Wainwright, 29, of Union Street, Pembroke, who pleaded guilty to possessing freebase cocaine and cannabis...
DATE: Dec 23, 2005
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People who have taken out timeshares at the St. George's Club will not get to run the club despite hopes that a new era was about to start for timeshare purchasers on the Island.
A close inspection of a new bill designed to smooth out problems that h...
DATE: Dec 23, 2005
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