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Lady luck finally appears to be on Aleksander Doba’s side as the Polish adventurer nears Florida in his attempt to become the first man to kayak solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
With the winds and currents in his favour, Mr Doba’s latest update puts h...
DATE: Apr 05, 2014
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A pair of Pembroke sisters who both lost sons to gang violence have condemned the lack of security camera coverage in their neighbourhood.
Karon Robinson and her sister, Susanne, both of St Monica’s Road, said that the police cameras had given reside...
DATE: Apr 05, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
A film crew that planned to make a documentary on the brutal rape and murder of teenage Canadian tourist Becky Middleton in Bermuda in 1996 has been barred — because they might make the Island look bad.
The Canadian Cineflix production firm confirmed...
DATE: Apr 05, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda College is marking Hospitality Month with its latest Spring Lecture Series’ presentation entitled ‘Who Needs Tourism?’
The presentation next Wednesday will feature a panel of executives from the Bermuda Tourism Authority, namely chairman Davi...
DATE: Apr 04, 2014
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Tourism
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A developer is seeking to turn a vacant retail space in Hamilton into doctors’ offices.
Toddings Ltd is seeking in-principle planning approval to convert a property on Burnaby Street to a medical facility.
The ground floor, which had been a retail sh...
DATE: Apr 04, 2014
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A hi-tech sewage plant at the new hospital wing has come on line, it was announced yesterday.
Bermuda Hospitals Board CEO Venetta Symonds said the plant, thought to have cost several million dollars, was at present only providing a basic level of tre...
DATE: Apr 04, 2014
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The future of St Peter’s Church as a tourist attraction is in jeopardy because of a lack of funds.
The historic church — the oldest surviving Anglican church in continuous use outside the UK — needs a budget in excess of $100,000 if it is to keep its...
DATE: Apr 04, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Residents are being asked to join the fight against an invading predator that threatens to destroy Bermuda’s marine ecosystem.
The call to arms has been issued by the Bermuda Lionfish Taskforce (BLT), which recommends that an army of volunteers could...
DATE: Apr 04, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
A young Bermudian who took part in a training programme in India has been recognised by the Minister of Home Affairs.
Fanaye Broadbelt, who is working towards her Masters of Science in renewable energy and the built environment, spent the last three ...
DATE: Apr 04, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tourism and Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell last night hit back over “misleading and incorrect” allegations by PLP MP Lawrence Scott over the running of Marine and Ports.
Mr Crockwell dismissed Mr Scott’s claim that the Minster had refused to meet...
DATE: Apr 04, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
