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The Spirit of Bermuda is on her way home.
The Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge fleet left Tenerife yesterday en route to Bermuda to mark the Island's 400th Anniversary celebrations.
Although other North American tall ships will join the fleet in Bermuda...
DATE: May 18, 2009
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Opposition Leader Kim Swan then praised the work of Shadow Health and Seniors Minister Louise Jackson. "It's persons like Ms Jackson who do seniors proud," he said.
He said that with the rising cost of living and health care, ...
DATE: May 18, 2009
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Thousands of dollars were spent on overseas consultants to protect dolphins from the construction noise of the new cruise ship pier, but it was two Bermudians who came up with a solution.
In order to protect the animals at Dolphin Quest from the effe...
DATE: May 18, 2009
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The list of 'dolphin mitigation' costs since September 2007, as supplied to The Royal Gazette from Correia Construction:
THRUSTER WALL 55 percent allocated to Dolphins: $2,254,166.00.
The price for Thruster Wall was $4,098,484.00 and 55 percent ($2,2...
DATE: May 18, 2009
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Environment and Sports Minister Glenn Blakeney has announced the team to hold inquiries into the 452 objections and representations to the Draft Bermuda Plan 2008.
Bruce Perinchief, Janet Bradshaw and Cheryl Wade will be joined by Henry Ming and Germ...
DATE: May 18, 2009
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Standard & Poor's yesterday changed its credit ratings outlook for Bermuda to negative from stable, citing risks stemming from the Island's banking system.
The New York-based rating agency affirmed Bermuda's AA long-term and A-1+ short-term sovereign...
DATE: May 16, 2009
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The Opposition launched a broadside at Government last night for letting Union Asset Holdings (UAH) Ltd. off the hook for $6.8 million owed under a bond due when the Berkeley school project failed.
UAH had been paid $700,000 by Government to buy the ...
DATE: May 16, 2009
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Police have issued a public apology after blocking parking on a portion of Church Street without advance notice.
Motorists were prevented from leaving their vehicles on the stretch between Parliament and Court streets while officers prepared for, and...
DATE: May 16, 2009
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A petition signed by 30 physicians was presented to the House of Assembly yesterday opposing plans for stem cell treatment for neurodegenerative disorders in Bermuda.
Following a letter sent to Health Minister Nelson Bascome on Thursday, Shadow Healt...
DATE: May 16, 2009
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Dozens of firefighters tackled a blaze at Pembroke dump that burned for five hours yesterday afternoon.
The fire is believed to have begun when a spark flew off a welding machine being used by workers to fix a chipping machine, and ignited a pile of ...
DATE: May 16, 2009
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