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Dry July has become a little wetter.
But with only 11 days left in the month, the July average rainfall seems a long way off.
Bermuda Weather Service meteorological technician Christa Gierlinger said the average was 4.94 inches. So far only 1.67 inch...
DATE: Jul 22, 2005
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Man, 40, jailed for robbery
Joseph Moniz Lima, 40 of no fixed abode was sentenced to four years imprisonment for robbery and taking and driving a motorcar without the owner?s consent.
On March 1, 2004, Lima asked a man to take him to his house in Dev...
DATE: Jul 22, 2005
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Fighting over boat races
Fighting erupted at a Hamilton bar during a dispute over the outcome of a series of boat races. Police were called to Robin Hood and found a blue taser ? a small gun that releases electrical currents.
An eyewitness who wished...
DATE: Jul 22, 2005
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Chief executives view Independence as a negative path to take, according to an extensive survey of Bermuda's international business sector. The survey also found dissatisfaction with the public school system and concern about the work permit process....
DATE: Jul 22, 2005
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Reports that fire detection equipment was late in responding to the catastrophic fire that plunged the Island into darkness last Thursday are under investigation, Belco said.
Bermuda Electric Light Company spokeswoman Linda Smith said the presence of...
DATE: Jul 22, 2005
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Government has moved to dispel any uncertainty over the operation of HM Customs at the Hamilton docks during the blackout last Thursday and Friday.
This follows a story about a local businessman who complained that he was unable to collect his contai...
DATE: Jul 22, 2005
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The Bermuda National Trust has attacked plans to widen Town Cut in St. George?s to accommodate ?mega? cruise ships.
It said the move would ?inevitably alter the dynamics of the harbour, increasing its vulnerability to storms and diminishing its value...
DATE: Jul 22, 2005
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A cell phone and contact database system is in the works for the Emergency Measures Organisation
The EMO is currently working on a business plan to create an emergency contact database in case of emergencies.
During last week's power outage many busi...
DATE: Jul 22, 2005
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The Reefs in Southampton is one of the best hotels in the world for ?makin? babies?, according to an Internet poll. And on a more serious note, the hotel was also named as the fourth best hotel in the Caribbean region in a separate survey conducted b...
DATE: Jul 22, 2005
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A small but enthusiastic crowd turned out in Hamilton yesterday to salute Bermuda's cricketers after they qualified for the 2007 World Cup.
A few hundred people of all ages gathered outside City Hall, jumped to their feet and applauded, screamed and ...
DATE: Jul 22, 2005
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