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Road works are likely to cause traffic delays on Point Finger Road this weekend as construction of the Hospital’s new Acute Care Wing continues.
On Saturday and Sunday, D&J Construction on behalf of BCM McAlpine Ltd will be carrying out trenching wor...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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The oldest full-rigged tall ship in the world has docked in Bermuda during a voyage that has taken in 18 countries on four continents, crossing the Atlantic Ocean three times.
The Norwegian-built SS Sorlandet dates back to 1927 and is the oldest full...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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More than 1,000 youngsters will benefit this year from a free education programme being run by Bermuda International Film Festival.
The BIFF Film Academy — part of the 17th annual film festival being held from March 21 to 27 and sponsored by Montpeli...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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Nine burglaries were reported for the Island’s central parishes in just 24 hours, police announced yesterday — six of which took place in Paget.
Homes in Pembroke, Devonshire and Warwick were also targeted.
The break-ins occurred on Highwood Lane (Pa...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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Introducing a National Service scheme in which every young person would have to sign up has been condemned as a backward step towards slavery by one pressure group.
And Bermudians Against the Draft (BAD) is urging those who may be enrolled in any fut...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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Shutting down the St George’s Swing Bridge for a year might annoy some mariners — but maintaining the bridge is worth the inconvenience, according to the Old Town’s mayor Garth Rothwell.
Public Works plans to save $163,000 in labour costs by closing ...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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The Opposition has renewed its call for Government to confirm if it plans to pass legislation allowing tourists to rent cars after an OBA backbencher imported new model electric cars claiming they would be “the ideal tourist rental vehicle”.
Devonshi...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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Giving voting rights to commercial immigrants to Bermuda would be wrong, Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy told the Senate.
He said that an economic citizenship programme should not be taken off the table as all opportunities for economic growth for...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Ocean-kayaker Aleksander Doba is stranded in Bermuda no more.
The Spirit of Bermuda and several sponsors have stepped in to carry the 67 year-old Polish adventurer’s kayak, named ‘OLO’, some 300 miles south of the Island to where he will resume his t...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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Sweeping budget cuts across the Ministry of Community, Culture and Sport have been decried as “uncaring” by the Progressive Labour Party.
Shadow Minister Michael Weeks also questioned how the Mirrors youth development programme, which Government seek...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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AUTHOR:
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