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team at the Bank of Bermuda will have the first real indication if the dreaded Millennium bug is going to have any impact.
At that time, midnight will strike at the company's main Asia office in Hong Kong and staff will be able to find out if the Y2K...
DATE: Dec 30, 1999
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yesterday morning after gale-force winds knocked out power to their homes.
High winds shut down power in Pitts Bay, Point Shares, Spanish Point, Store Hill, Smith's Parish, and the Belmont areas.
"We received the first calls around 10 p.m.,'' said Be...
DATE: Dec 30, 1999
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New Year's Eve is always a difficult time to find a babysitter -- but with the end of the Millennium looming, this year's closeout party scene is making sitters even more scarce than usual.
And many rumours are flying about sky-high babysitting fees ...
DATE: Dec 30, 1999
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Shareholders of Capital Re will vote today on whether to accept a merger with Bermuda insurer ACE Ltd worth an estimated $511 million.
The special shareholders meeting will be held at 10 a.m. at the Company's office, 1325 Avenue of the Americas, 18th...
DATE: Dec 29, 1999
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year as the ship took a break from the Bermuda run.
The ship will now leave Fernandina Beach on January 5 and arrive in Hamilton on January 9.
Meanwhile, the Oleander arrived in Hamilton Harbour from Port Elizabeth, New Jersey on Boxing Day at 8.30 a...
DATE: Dec 29, 1999
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One-hundred-fifty young Bermudians are gearing up for the experience of a lifetime at the Tall Ships 2000 boat safety races.
Prospective sailors yesterday queued at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute to register for a place in the sailing s...
DATE: Dec 29, 1999
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By Mairi Mallon Over 50 people queued outside Trimingham's yesterday morning to get the pickings of the first of the after-Christmas sales.
Despite this initial burst of interest in early bird bargain-hunting, Hamilton remained quiet most of the mor...
DATE: Dec 29, 1999
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three months ahead of its contract schedule in the Pacific.
Yesterday Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd. announced the completion of the first link to the world's most advanced fiber optic transoceanic telecommunication network a full three months ahead of ...
DATE: Dec 29, 1999
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A local jeweller unveiled its two latest Bermuda-inspired designs for the holidays.
Astwood-Dickinson has two new additions to its Original Heritage Collection -- the Tucker Cross and the Millennium Lantern.
General manager Ian Smith said that Astwoo...
DATE: Dec 29, 1999
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it has been claimed could top 40 percent of all visitors to the Island.
There are concerns that Bermuda could find itself in a similar situation to the Bahamas, which saw cruise arrivals soar to 60 percent -- but without a matching boost to the econo...
DATE: Dec 29, 1999
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