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Extended construction work on the controversial Heritage Wharf at Dockyard has claimed its first cruise ship casualty.
Government last night confirmed that a scheduled April 29 visit by the Emerald Princess has been scuppered while work on the termin...
DATE: Mar 14, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government plans for entrepreneurs to prosper are more a case of “business as usual” rather than business development, according to the Opposition.
During the four hours set aside for discussion of the budget for the Ministry of Economic Development,...
DATE: Mar 14, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Extended construction work on the controversial Heritage Wharf at Dockyard has claimed its first cruise ship casualty.
Government tonight has confirmed that the scheduled April 29 visit by the Emerald Princess has been scuppered while work on the te...
DATE: Mar 13, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Distinguished pilot warden and harbourmaster Edward Welch was yesterday laid to rest at sea.
Deputy pilot Warden Mario Thompson recalled him as a lifelong native of St George’s and a formal and taciturn man who mentored countless young men in the tra...
DATE: Mar 13, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A taxi driver thought he was dead following a head-on traffic collision in St David’s.
Christopher Dailey told Supreme Court he saw two headlights racing towards him and attempted to veer away, but was unable to escape the impact.
“I remember seeing ...
DATE: Mar 13, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Dozens of miles of Bermuda’s roads have fallen into a state of disrepair after maintenance budgets were repeatedly slashed.
And Government targets of resurfacing ten kilometres of roadway each year have rarely been met in almost two decades, accordin...
DATE: Mar 13, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A 50-year-old St George’s man who failed to appear in court for offences dating back to 2009, was fined a total of $3,900 in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Kenneth Francis entered guilty pleas to a string of traffic offences, possessing drugs and drug...
DATE: Mar 13, 2013
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Crime
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Traffic fatalities get all the attention but represent only a fraction of the Island’s problems with road safety, according to Joseph Froncioni.
There are a far greater number of motorists injured in accidents which result in serious injury and high ...
DATE: Mar 13, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda College is looking to “internationalise” the campus with a cultural exchange programme.
Economic Development Minister Grant Gibbons told the House of Assembly that cultural exchange programmes will be introduced and the College will also “inv...
DATE: Mar 13, 2013
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Education
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The Corporation of Hamilton has leased City waterfront property to developers.
But it is maintaining a stony silence over the arrangement and Government is yet to conduct its due diligence on the project.
Mayor Graeme Outerbridge revealed that the le...
DATE: Mar 13, 2013
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