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Bermuda Track and Field president Donna Watson breathed a sigh of relief this afternoon after it was confirmed that Jamaica would host the 2011 Junior Carifta Games.
Under threat since original host St Kitts' decided to pull out at the last minute, i...
DATE: Feb 02, 2011
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The US praised Bermuda's Government for taking quick action when it discovered local companies were insuring Iranian shippers suspected of acquiring nuclear weapons related materials.
Last night three more classified internal US State Department cabl...
DATE: Feb 02, 2011
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Eighteen workers have been let go by Universal Electric due to the global economic downturn, according to a source.
The lay-offs are said to have been expected for a while and are apparently “across the board”.
“There were apprentices laid off, seni...
DATE: Feb 02, 2011
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Community clubs remain the one institution that continues to attract large numbers of young men, particularly those at risk for gang violence, but are struggling financially.
Wayne Caines, of community action group Rise Above Bermuda, said these club...
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Government has agreed not to arrest four Regiment conscripts who claim to be conscientious objectors for the time being.
Eugene Johnston, who represents Bermudians Against the Draft (BAD), sought an emergency injunction last week to stop Shaki Easton...
DATE: Feb 02, 2011
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Tucker's Point Resort president Ed Trippe said the hotel is in discussions with Government over proposed developments at the hotel.
Mr Trippe stressed the discussions were in the “very early stages” and there was very little to say as nothing had bee...
DATE: Feb 02, 2011
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Bermudian students investigate a previously-unexplored shipwreck in a new film on the Island’s underwater heritage.
‘Reefs, Wrecks and Renegades’ follows middle school students on the Bermuda Sloop Foundation’s Spirit of Bermuda, as they study a wrec...
DATE: Feb 02, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian woman who died at 46 following a battle with cancer was yesterday remembered for the “unconditional love and dedication” she showed to children.
Kimberlyann “Kym” Dill lived in Winnipeg, Canada with her Bermudian wife Crystal Bailey-Dill....
DATE: Feb 02, 2011
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Department of Telecommunications has raised the alarm over a phone scam targeting Bermuda.
Acting director Maxanne Anderson said the toll fraud was similar to attacks in April, 2009, when fraudsters accessed Bermuda phone systems to make “multipl...
DATE: Feb 02, 2011
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Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s wetlands enjoy a special anniversary today, with 40 years since an international convention was signed to protect them.
World Wetlands Day marks the 1971 Ramsar Convention, of which Bermuda is a member along with 158 other countries.
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DATE: Feb 02, 2011
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
