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Historic shipwrecks that dot Bermuda waters are one of the Island’s greatest assets, it has been claimed.
According to Custodian of Historic Wrecks Philippe Max Rouja, the wrecks and other historical connections are one of Bermuda’s unique features t...
DATE: Apr 19, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Good Friday celebrations at Horseshoe Bay were in full flow on the Southampton beach yesterday despite early cloudy skies — and the traditional KiteFest kicked in at midday with the drums and whistles of Gombeys.
The Warwick Gombey Troupe led a crowd...
DATE: Apr 19, 2014
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Roadside sobriety checkpoints could soon be set up to crack down on drivers who get behind the wheel after drinking alcohol.
Earlier this week the head of alcohol awareness group CADA, Anthony Santucci, renewed calls for the initiative to be implemen...
DATE: Apr 19, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
CCTV cameras in crime hot spots were put out of order this week because the power supply had been cut off.
New provider BAS Serco — which won the contract, worth $6.3 million of public money — did not return calls about the latest problem to hit the ...
DATE: Apr 19, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Good Friday celebrations at Horseshoe Bay were in full flow on the Southampton beach this morning despite cloudy skies — and the traditional KiteFest kicked in at mid-day with the drums and whistles of Gombeys.
The Warwick Gombey Troupe led a crowd o...
DATE: Apr 18, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Polish kayaker Aleksander (Olek) Doba has reached Port Canaveral in Florida.
The 67-year-old set out from Portugal on October 5 in his 21ft kayak but turned to Bermuda in February to repair a broken rudder.
He resumed his journey last month and is e...
DATE: Apr 18, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Grand Atlantic housing complex is to be transformed into a condominium hotel complex.
Announcing the move at a press conference, Public Works Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin said Government had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a tourism...
DATE: Apr 17, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
National Security Minister Michael Dunkley has hit back at claims of “incompetence” over delays in the setting up of a new crime-fighting CCTV system.
Mr Dunkley was speaking after Mr Scott, PLP national security spokesman, criticised Government for ...
DATE: Apr 17, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Landlords and other property owners who break the law by failing to regularly clean water tanks are escaping prosecution, despite concerns about the risk to public health posed by Bermuda’s rainwater catchment system.
Government admitted yesterday th...
DATE: Apr 17, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda’s Red Cross appeal for victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines has raised $365,000.
A spokeswoman for the organisation said the special account was set up after the devastating storm hit the Pacific island chain in November last year, ki...
DATE: Apr 17, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
