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With air passenger numbers flagging, the Bermuda Government had to pay out millions to airline companies to cover the cost of North American routes in 2011 and 2012.
Canadian airline WestJet alone received more than $3.6 million in three separate pay...
DATE: Feb 11, 2013
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Members of the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service, hospital EMTs and the St Johns Ambulance Brigade were on hand to honor fallen comrade, Jevanie Clinton 'Smokey' Fubler at St Johns Graveyard in Pembroke on Sunday (Photo by Glenn Tucker )
DATE: Feb 11, 2013
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Police have found a 52-year-old woman missing since last night.
Amanda Hunt was found this evening.
A search was launched after she went missing on Friday around 8pm.
A Police spokesman this evening thanked the public for their assistance in the sear...
DATE: Feb 09, 2013
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Bermuda-bound sailors were today rescued after their yacht ran into difficulty 70 miles off the Island last night.
The four Irish nationals ran into problems after the engine failed on the 48ft class sloop they’d sailed from Westbrook, Connecticut t...
DATE: Feb 09, 2013
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Modifications to Heritage Wharf will cost taxpayers more than $22 million, the Ministry of Public Works has revealed.
The work is required to allow the wharf to handle larger cruise ships like the Norwegian Breakaway. Planning documents revealed that...
DATE: Feb 09, 2013
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Government’s vow to reopen the Medical Clinic drew whistles and applause from those present for the reading of the Throne Speech.
But Age Concern director Claudette Fleming sounded a note of warning last night about “the potential of creating a two-t...
DATE: Feb 09, 2013
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Danette Ming is the new Chief Immigration Officer, Government has announced.
Dr Ming’s appointment took effect on February 1, although she has been the acting Chief Immigration Officer since December 2010.
She is a former Human Resources executive of...
DATE: Feb 09, 2013
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Auditor General Heather Jacobs Matthews yesterday said Government failed to adhere to international practice by producing late and incomplete 2011/12 financial statements. For the fourth successive year, the Auditor gave a qualified opinion on the fi...
DATE: Feb 09, 2013
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A slate of new Senators were formally sworn in yesterday with six new faces seated around the round table.
Joining the ranks of the Government team in the Upper House were Education Minister Nalton Brangman, Senators Lynne Woolridge, Alexis Swan and ...
DATE: Feb 09, 2013
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Government plans to make GPS devices optional for taxis have drawn mixed reviews from taxi operators.
Some celebrated the move as a victory that would save operators from the monthly cost of the service, but others described the announcement as a ste...
DATE: Feb 09, 2013
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