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Engineers have finally managed to get most of Government’s computer systems up and running, four days after a glitch knocked out the majority of the network.
And the successful repairs meant that thousands of civil servants did receive their wages be...
DATE: May 01, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
Islands in the North East Caribbean got an early awakening yesterday, when a 3am earthquake jolted the region.
The 5.3-magnitude quake rattled St Kitts, Nevis and St Eustatius, but no damage or injury was reported.
According to the US Geological Surv...
DATE: May 01, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two schoolboys who set out for a party armed with a metal baseball bat, knife and axe were spared prison and a criminal record in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Kenwell Pearman and Malik Wilson, both 16, who told police they were carrying the weapons ...
DATE: May 01, 2013
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Sam Strangeways
Paving the way for a potential hotel to be built in Hamilton, the Corporation of Hamilton is seeking final approval from the Department of Planning to split Par-la-Ville car park from the adjacent park.
“Currently the Queen Elizabeth Park and Par-la-...
DATE: May 01, 2013
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Jonathan Bell
At least two Government ferries broke down yesterday, little more than two weeks before 6,000 cruise ship passengers are due to arrive, and on the day officials met with taxi operators to go through the new transportation plan for Dockyard.
However, ...
DATE: May 01, 2013
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Tourism
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Complying with US demands that Bermuda automatically transfer financial information on its citizens to US authorities could come at a huge cost, Premier Craig Cannonier acknowledged yesterday.
The US is requiring automatic transfer of financial infor...
DATE: May 01, 2013
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A young man who stole $700 from his girlfriend’s father escaped a theft conviction yesterday but was ordered to pay the money back.
Leroy Henderson, of Brunswick Street, Pembroke, admitted stealing the cash from Winston Godwin but claimed he needed t...
DATE: May 01, 2013
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Talks with the UK and US governments over the Uighurs continue, Premier Craig Cannonier said yesterday.
Mr Cannonier told The Royal Gazette that the issue was raised with Overseas Territories Minister Mark Simmonds and added that the UK position is ...
DATE: May 01, 2013
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Government is to allow fishing in an area that was once closed to fishermen during the summer months.
The decision to amend the boundaries to the southwestern seasonally protected area was made following “thorough research and in-depth consultation” ...
DATE: May 01, 2013
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Environment
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Lloyd Burchall was today named Bermuda’s new chief fire officer.
He replaces Vincent Hollinsid, who retires from the Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service today.
Said a Government spokeswoman: “Mr Burchall joined the Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service in February...
DATE: Apr 30, 2013
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