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Bermudians with family in New Zealand have struggled to get news of their loved ones after the latest earthquake, which has claimed the lives of at least 65 people.
The quake, which measured 6.3 on the Richter Scale, struck downtown Christchurch at r...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Plans for a proposed redevelopment of Belco’s central plant have been made available for the public for review.
Last year, Belco filed an application with the Planning Department for a phased redevelopment, including the construction of a new North S...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A taxi driver who crashed his cab in front of police was today banned from the road for drinking and driving.
Stephen Simmons, 49, from Warwick, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court this morning to driving while impaired.
Crown counsel Carrington Mah...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Cable & Wireless Communications plc announced today that it has sold its Bermuda operations to Canadian cable company, the Bragg Group.
The operations comprise Cable and Wireless (Bermuda) Holdings Ltd (CWBH); Cable and Wireless Bermuda Ltd; Cable & ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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Butterfield Bank made a loss of $207.6 million for 2010, the bank announced this afternoon, compared to a loss of $213.4 million in 2009.
In a statement, the bank said its loss was driven primarily by non-recurring losses associated with selling off ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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Insurers’ losses from New Zealand’s deadliest earthquake in 80 years today may top the $6 billion of claims from a previous quake in the same place September, according to UK-based insurance analyst Peel Hunt.
At least 65 people died in the 6.3 magni...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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Local companies that want to get involved in the redevelopment of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital are being invited to a meeting held by Government and contractors BCM McAlpine.
When redevelopment is completed, the new building will include 90 sing...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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The Premier and Cabinet Ministers will face the public over the Budget tomorrow when they host a special town hall meeting.
According to a statement issued this afternoon: “Members of the public will hear first hand from the Premier and Ministers abo...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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The Royal Gazette hit the streets of Hamilton yesterday to gauge how voters felt about Premier Paula Cox’s new Budget.
Many who spoke to this newspaper complimented Ms Cox on rolling back her two percent payroll tax hike from the year before.
Coral ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 53-year-old Pembroke man admitted in Magistrates’ Court that a “spur of the moment” decision to shoplift had been a mistake.
Willis Ming, of St John’s Hill, was arrested on December 11 after leaving Gorham’s Ltd with $159 worth of cupboard handles ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
