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A ship wrecked on Bermuda’s reefs was featured this week in a major BBC series on Scottish-built vessels that steamed their way into the history books.
A team from BBC Scotland travelled to the Island last year to film the remains of Confederate US c...
DATE: Apr 16, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Residents of Paget are encouraged to attend the parish council’s annual general meeting this evening.
It will take place at 7pm in the hall at Gilbert Institute School on St Michael’s Road, with guest speakers Carlton Crockwell, the chairman of the R...
DATE: Apr 16, 2014
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A new marina at the Hamilton Princess will open in July.
The addition to the hotel will be the only full service marina on the Island, complete with pump-out facilities, custom electrical service and water distribution.
The marina is part of a $90 mi...
DATE: Apr 16, 2014
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After nearly 40 years of making Bermuda’s smallest kites, craftsman Brian Doars has come out of retirement for another miniature.
“It’s a good thing I’m a Libra — I have got a lot of patience,” said Mr Doars of his creations, which he creates from ma...
DATE: Apr 16, 2014
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Government has come under fire after waiting almost 24 hours before alerting the public of potentially hazardous raw sewage washing up on south shore beaches.
And yesterday the Opposition blasted Health Minister Trevor Moniz for failing to take earli...
DATE: Apr 16, 2014
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A crackdown on underage drinking has been applauded by the head of an alcohol awareness campaign.
And CADA chairman Anthony Santucci has also renewed calls for sobriety checkpoints in order to reduce the number of road fatalities on the Island.
Speak...
DATE: Apr 16, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
The case of a baby girl who doctors believe was made seriously ill due to contaminated tank water could be an isolated one, according to information shared by the Department of Health.
The plight of the infant was revealed by The Royal Gazette yester...
DATE: Apr 16, 2014
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Northlands Primary School pupil Nevaeh Barclay has been declared the winner of the annual BELCO Bird Kite Safety Poster competition.
Judges said Nevaeh’s artwork delivered the ‘Best Kite Safety Message’ from 131 entries sent in by other local primary...
DATE: Apr 16, 2014
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Government has pulled the plug on a rebate scheme that offered residents up to $5,000 for installing solar panels in their homes.
The scheme was introduced in 2009 to encourage homeowners to use alternative energy sources. Solar hot-water rebates of ...
DATE: Apr 16, 2014
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Polish adventure-kayaker Aleksander Doba could be in Florida by tomorrow, according to his friend and fellow kayaker Piotr Chmielinski.
Mr Doba is now less than 240 nautical miles from New Smyrna Beach, Florida, and could reach US soil by tomorrow, b...
DATE: Apr 15, 2014
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