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High winds left hundreds of homes across the Island without power yesterday.
According to a Belco spokeswoman, outages started to occur at around 3.45am, as high winds and heavy rains struck the Island. Larger outages were reported in Warwick, Paget ...
DATE: Apr 08, 2013
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A new cafe has opened at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo allowing parents, tourists and members alike to enjoy some good eats and a breathtaking view of crystal clear waters.
The appropriately named Azu Beastro opened last month with a covered pat...
DATE: Apr 08, 2013
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A group of Pembroke seniors enjoyed food, prizes and music this weekend courtesy at a tea party, thrown by the Pembroke West Central PLP Branch.
A total of 40 seniors gathered at the Pembroke Community Club for the event on Saturday, which featured a...
DATE: Apr 08, 2013
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Bermuda’s shipping registry has fallen foul of international quality standards and could face restrictions by the UK Government.
And the development of the aviation registry business is effectively on hold, The Royal Gazette understands.
At issue is ...
DATE: Apr 08, 2013
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Government is confident it can get wharf facilities at Dockyard prepared in time for the arrival of the largest ever cruise ship to visit Bermuda next month.
Norwegian Cruise Lines flagship Breakaway liner is scheduled to make its first stop in Bermu...
DATE: Apr 08, 2013
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A record-breaking drop in the number of available jobs in the last year has cast doubt on Bermuda’s ability to emerge quickly from four years of recession.
And the Bermuda Employers’ Council has suggested that the latest “dismal” statistics illustrat...
DATE: Apr 08, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
A husband and wife have been brought before Magistrates’ Court, charged alongside a Pembroke man with possession of cannabis.
All three admitted having the drug, at the couple’s residence on Pigeon Rock Lane, Pembroke.
Crown counsel Nicole Smith told...
DATE: Apr 08, 2013
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Jonathan Bell
St George’s Mayor Garth Rothwell said he is disappointed with the summer ferry schedule due to a lack of evening service to the east.
The schedule, set to come into effect on April 15, lists four ferries between Dockyard and St George’s on Monday, We...
DATE: Apr 08, 2013
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A trainee doctor could have her medical studies curtailed because of a shortfall in tuition funding of just $4,265.
And Bermudians are now being urged to help Aisha Bassett in her quest to become a top cancer specialist by donating to her college fun...
DATE: Apr 08, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
A coming change in FutureCare premiums has angered some seniors, who say the programme is rapidly becoming too expensive.
The new rate structure, unveiled by Government last week, ends the existing two-tier system in which seniors paid different prem...
DATE: Apr 08, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes