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Bermuda Tattoo.
And the grand finale is set to be a massed bands version of Tchaikovski's 1812 Overture -- complete with the cannon fire written in by the composer, courtesy of the Bermuda Regiment's gun troop, and a massive fireworks display.
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DATE: Nov 01, 1997
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23 submissions from interested parties, it emerged yesterday.
Assistant Cabinet secretary James Smith said that the committee will continue to meet.
"We have a meeting planned for next Monday,'' he explained. "So far we have received quite a bit of i...
DATE: Nov 01, 1997
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Furious union boss Derrick Burgess yesterday vowed to take on holiday giants Club Med after the last 11 workers at their old St. George's hotel were laid off yesterday.
The eleven -- caretaking and maintenance staff at the closed resort most of whom ...
DATE: Oct 31, 1997
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
worth of cocaine with intent to supply had to be adjourned yesterday when one of the co-defendants broke down and wept on the witness stand.
William Roberts had to stand down while being cross examined by defence lawyer Richard Hector.
Earlier Robert...
DATE: Oct 31, 1997
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Gareth Finighan
Hoteliers on the Island have set up a new crime beating scheme to improve security on their premises.
Hotel Watch, set up three months ago following consultations between the Police and hotel bosses, was devised after it was realised that hotels and ...
DATE: Oct 31, 1997
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Gareth Finighan
A judge at one of the leading drug courts in the US arrived in Bermuda yesterday to advise local officials on setting up a similar court.
Invited to the Island by the National Drug Commission, Judge John Parnham of Pensacola, Florida will meet with s...
DATE: Oct 31, 1997
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The Court of Appeals was thrown into chaos yesterday when a prisoner's case was delayed for 90 minutes -- because he failed to turn up.
Larry Lavince Burgess, serving an eight-year jail term, yesterday began his appeal against conviction for possessi...
DATE: Oct 31, 1997
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Government report.
Fourteen years later, the Visitor Industry Partnership has announced that it hopes to create a tourism partnership project to revamp Flatts Village.
However, VIP chairman W.A. (Toppy) Cowen was unable to say if ideas from the shelv...
DATE: Oct 31, 1997
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commuters.
Traffic signal settings at Spurling Hill have been changed in a temporary remedial measure which should become permanent.
A Government spokesman said: "Commuters to and from Hamilton may have noticed, over the last week, an improvement in ...
DATE: Oct 31, 1997
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Government. That is why it is so important for Government to be clean and to be seen to be clean. That is one reason why the entire Vesey Street Equestrian Centre plan is causing so much alarm.
First of all it is important to bear in mind that the fo...
DATE: Oct 31, 1997
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