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Air passengers on the London-Bermuda route face major hold-ups over the next two days.
Last night’s 8.05pm plane to London was hit by a 12-hour delay, with its take-off time put back to 8.30am today, according to the British Airways website.
That mea...
DATE: Apr 09, 2012
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Just four hurricanes are predicted for the region this year, as weather experts point to unusually cool Atlantic temperatures.
That figure compares to the median average of 6.5, while the number of expected named storms is ten, down from the average ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2012
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There was eggs-tremely bad news for the Island’s feral chicken population this Easter: Government has slaughtered 1,700 of them in the space of just six months.
While residents were hunting for seasonal egg treats, a team from the Ministry of Public ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2012
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The contingency plan to bus cruise ship passengers from Hamilton to St George on Good Friday resulted in an extra large crowd of spectators for the annual re-enactment of the crucifixion.
St George’s West MP Kim Swan believes the cancellation of the ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2012
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Two Bermudian trainees have graduated from a public-private partnership scheme as qualified landscape gardeners.
Kennejah Darrell, 21, and Teo Burgess, 27, were employed and trained by Green Man Landscaping.
The company was hired by Government to mai...
DATE: Apr 09, 2012
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Former chairman Neville Tyrell said the Taxi Authority Review Committee presented its recommendations to former Transport Minister Terry Lister 12 months ago.
He said the group has heard nothing from the current Transport Minister Derrick Burgess, si...
DATE: Apr 09, 2012
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Jonathan Bell
A spike in retroactive planning fees could “further stifle” construction at a time when the sector cannot afford it, according to industry members.
The Construction Association of Bermuda criticised the 900 percent increase in retroactive planning pe...
DATE: Apr 09, 2012
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A concrete wall designed to protect the cliff face of Government’s latest affordable housing scheme from erosion has come under question.
Area residents are wondering why such a structure was put at the foot of the Grand Atlantic development when the...
DATE: Apr 09, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A budding young artist from Warwick Academy has scooped a $500 prize for her class after winning this year’s Belco Bird Kite Safety Poster Competition.
Six-year-old Marli Spriggs also received a handcrafted Bermuda kite made by Belco fitter apprentic...
DATE: Apr 07, 2012
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Sam Strangeways
The high winds may have been a bit too fierce for many kite-flying hopefuls, but hundreds of people packed out Horseshoe Bay for traditional Good Friday celebrations nevertheless.
Live entertainment provided by the Chewstick Foundation helped generat...
DATE: Apr 07, 2012
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