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King Edward VII Memorial Hospital has installed a new X-ray system, thanks to a $600,000 donation from Bacardi International Limited.
The company paid for a digital imaging system called a General Electric Definium 8000, which reduces patient exposur...
DATE: Sep 19, 2006
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The level of waste produced by Bermudians is rising by four percent each year, meaning that the amount generated will have doubled in 24 years, a new report warns.
The Government?s draft sustainable development plan ? which sets out a blueprint for t...
DATE: Sep 19, 2006
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Bermudians use more than three times as much water today as they did 40 years ago and consume half a billion gallons more than is collected in their rain tanks annually, the Government?s draft sustainable development plan reveals.
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DATE: Sep 19, 2006
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An early morning power outage at the Fairmont Southampton failed to derail a major insurance conference yesterday.
Power was cut to most of the hotel at about 4.15 a.m., when a transformer malfunctioned. One guest said he had heard a series of explos...
DATE: Sep 19, 2006
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DATE: Sep 19, 2006
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This week was officially proclaimed BIOS Week in Bermuda by Environment Minister Randolph Horton during a brief ceremony on the steps of the City Hall yesterday.
BIOS week was planned by the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences ? formerly the Bermuda ...
DATE: Sep 19, 2006
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Some of America?s most influential travel marketers will be addressed by Tourism Minister Dr. Ewart Brown at a New York City luncheon for the Association of Travel Marketing Executives today.
The Deputy Premier will speak at the luncheon in the famou...
DATE: Sep 19, 2006
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The price of fuel has finally fallen ? although it is still far higher than two years ago.
Gasoline went down by 17.3 cents per litre, diesel by three cents per litre and kerosene by 3.4 cents per litre.
The maximum retail prices displayed at the pum...
DATE: Sep 19, 2006
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The mother of a woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by her cousin after a night out has admitted in court that she was so angry when she heard about the alleged crime that she confronted her nephew with a knife in her hand.
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DATE: Sep 19, 2006
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A worldwide diabetes drug trial in which more than 100 Bermuda residents took part has shown that a drug already approved for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes may help prevent the disease from developing in high-risk individuals.
The study showed tha...
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