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Hundreds of changes and additions to the plans for the new cruise ship pier at Dockyard led the cost to balloon by almost $17 million, according to bosses of main contractor Correia Construction.
The add-ons ranged from a fast ferry dock to measures ...
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The largest cost overrun attributed to dolphin mitigation was the thruster wall designed to prevent coastal erosion and sediment from infiltrating the nearby Dolphin Quest facility.
A part of the original design for the new pier, it has nevertheless ...
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Construction boss Dennis Correia paid out $600,000 in an out-of-court settlement that allowed him to hire three staff from a subcontractor he fired from the Dockyard project.
John Amenta, Rich Preli and Julius (Buddy) McIntosh all joined Correia Cons...
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February 16, 2007: Government announces plans to construct a second cruise ship pier to accommodate the larger post-Panamax vessels at Dockyard by spring 2009. Discussions on the project between the Department of Planning, the developer (Wedco), cons...
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A 48-year-old Southampton man was taken to hospital after his motorcycle crashed with a car in Pembroke.
Police say the accident happened at the junction of Dundonald Street and Brunswick Street, as the car travelled west and the bike east at 9.15 a....
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Dennis Correia looked forward to making "a ton of money" on the project to build a new cruise ship dock, he told his subcontractor before work started.
The Correia Construction boss expressed this thought in an e-mail dated April 6, 2007, sent to Lou...
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Amendments to Bermuda's demerit point system for traffic offences have been tabled in Parliament after it was condemned as a "manifest injustice" by the Court of Appeal. Defence lawyer and Bermuda Democratic Alliance MP Shawn Crockwell has previously...
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Norwalk Marine International (NMI) was hired by Correia Construction as subcontractor for the cruise ship dock project in a relationship that soured as work went on. Disputes over the terms of the contract and what was required of NMI escalated into ...
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It started as a $35 million project but to date has cost taxpayers $60 million.
The new pier at Dockyard opened in April to accommodate the latest generation of cruise ships.
It was hailed as critical to the future of tourism in Bermuda and was compl...
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A St. George's man who racked up 55 demerit points for various offences was yesterday penalised with a further 15 and given a suspended prison sentence.
Anthony Grant pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to driving while disqualified and without his ...
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