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Junior Finance Minister David Burt suggested yesterday that Government should consider privatising some of its services in order to inject “much needed innovation” into the economy. He told the Senate that candidates for privatisation could include p...
DATE: Mar 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Senators do not know what will happen if they reject the controversial Special Development Order for Tucker’s Point hotel tomorrow.
Yesterday, the Senate passed the Development and Planning Amendment Act 2011, which requires all SDOs to be subject to...
DATE: Mar 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Bermuda’s Royal Visitors were met by an idyllic sunset upon their arrival yesterday at LF Wade International Airport.
Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, landed at 6.45pm on a British Airways flight.
They stepp...
DATE: Mar 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Murder-accused Antonio Myers confessed to the crime to a friend and asked for help to destroy the evidence, Supreme Court heard.
The friend, Edwin Darrell, 55, said Mr Myers later threatened him with a gun and warned him not to inform the police.
Mr...
DATE: Mar 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A guest worker thought he was going to die when two men on a motorbike robbed him - wielding what appeared to be a gun.
The man, who is from the Philippines, posted an 11-minute video on YouTube on Tuesday describing the ordeal. It has since been ta...
DATE: Mar 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Jurors could today get to decide the fate of a man accused of a sex assault of a five-year-old girl. The Supreme Court trial for an out-patient at Mid Atlantic Wellness Institute (MWI), began last week and is expected to conclude today when the four-...
DATE: Mar 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A man who told Supreme Court that an alleged murderer confessed to the crime was this morning accused of lying in the hope of landing a $100,000 reward.
According to evidence from Edwin Darrell, 55, yesterday, Antonio Myers told him he'd shot Kumi Ha...
DATE: Mar 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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This is an image of Bermuda taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua satellite.
It captured this natural-color image of the Island of Bermuda glowing like a gem in the Atlantic Ocean.
Sandy beaches along the ...
DATE: Mar 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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An officer suffering from suspected appendicitis on board a bulk carrier sailing from Russia to the US was successfully disembarked for medical attention last night.
The 20,659 ton bulk carrier Federal Yukon was en route from St Petersburg to Missis...
DATE: Mar 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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Seniors are to be encouraged to get active instead of staring at the walls or TV in their care home. Staff at residential care homes and nursing homes across the Island are to go on a training course to learn how to provide recreational activities.
A...
DATE: Mar 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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