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A JetBlue flight en-route to Boston from the Dominican Republic was diverted to LF Wade International Airport yesterday after the plane’s smoke indicator was activated.
Airport officials initially believed there to be smoke in the cockpit of flight 8...
DATE: Jul 14, 2011
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The Longbird Bridge is to close for scheduled maintenance this weekend.
A Government spokesperson said the St George’s span would be closed to traffic on Sunday, from 6am to 10am.
“During the period of the closure, vehicles will be restricted to one-...
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A 48-year-old sailor travelling from Bermuda to his home in Maine was found dead in Gloucester Harbour, Massachusetts this weekend.
According to Gloucester police, David Kendall, from Yarmouth, Maine, had moored his 43.9ft sailboat in East Gloucester...
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A garbage collection worker who says he was injured on the job has resorted to picketing along Marsh Folly Road.
Dennis Nesbitt, 52, claimed he was owed an unspecified amount of sick pay from Government’s waste management department.
Carrying a sign ...
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The City of Hamilton has turned to Government to help clean up its homeless problem.
Mayor Charles Gosling said that complaints about intimidating beggars and public urination have increased but the city is unable to tackle the problem on its own.
“I...
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Jonathan Bell
Health Minister Zane DeSilva has not yet responded to claims that he misrepresented a VSB news report in Parliament last week.
The dispute arose from comments made by Mr DeSilva in response to news stories linking his decision to permit the sale here...
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Bermuda’s former Deputy Governor Mark Capes has been appointed Governor of St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha.
Mr Capes, deputy to Governor Sir Richard Gozney and his predecessor Sir John Vereker from 2006 to 2009, brings to an end his ...
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The administrative offices of Magistrates’ Court will shut early tomorrow for a private function.
They will close at 2pm, with the cashiers’ office providing limited services for a further hour. Normal hours will resume on Monday.
DATE: Jul 14, 2011
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Policies could be developed so that the rest of Somerset isn’t “left behind” by growing commerce in Dockyard.
This is according to Erica Smith, director of the Bermuda Small Business Development Corporation, who spoke to west end residents and busin...
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A spirited happy hour event is aiming to give Christians a new outlet to engage in fun and fellowship with other believers.
Fusion, which will have its launch celebration tomorrow from 5.30pm to 9.30pm, is hoping to attract young adults from denomin...
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