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A family-friendly event has been set up to celebrate the arrival of the first official Disney Cruise in Bermuda.
Bermudian business Savvy Entertainment has announced the Poseidon Games exhibition, a hydroflight display with athletes from around the w...
DATE: Oct 01, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Soft drinks, sweets and other select items will be hit by a 50 per cent hike in duty rates as the first stage of the sugar tax kicks in today.
The tax increases will rise to 75 per cent in April.
Its phased implementation was agreed by legislators in...
DATE: Oct 01, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
Tropical Storm Leslie, which was forecast to attain Category 1 hurricane strength tonight, continues to buffet the island with winds.
However the meandering storm is not predicted to threaten the island — although rough seas mean a small craft warnin...
DATE: Oct 01, 2018
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Bermudian professional sailor Emily Nagel will share her adventures participating in the gruelling Volvo Ocean Race at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute tomorrow evening.
Ms Nagel became the youngest female competitor to take part in the 2...
DATE: Oct 01, 2018
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Sarah Lagan
Repairs will close the Hamilton Health Centre and the Annex Building on Victoria Street tomorrow, a Government spokeswoman said tonight.
The closure is need to urgent plumbing repairs to be conducted.
The spokeswoman said that services affected inc...
DATE: Sep 30, 2018
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Two new bridges being designed for the East End will be able to withstand Bermuda’s challenging climate including hurricane conditions and high humidity, designers said.
The blueprints for the “landmark structures”, replacing the Swing Bridge and Lo...
DATE: Sep 29, 2018
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Sarah Lagan
Business confidence has plunged dramatically over the past two years, a survey found.
The results sparked calls from business leaders yesterday for the island to change its approach to immigration and attract more working-age people to the island, i...
DATE: Sep 29, 2018
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The launch of Bermuda’s new version of the cargo ship Oleander is just ten days away, according to Bermuda Container Line, which operates the vital freighter.
Barry Brewer, the CEO at BCL, said construction at the shipyard in China was “progressing w...
DATE: Sep 29, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
A Jamaican reggae artist whose daughter was fatally shot last year will be performing at an anti-violence concert this evening.
Singer, songwriter and producer Anthony Cruz has visited Bermuda before and is aware of the violence plaguing the island....
DATE: Sep 29, 2018
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Sarah Lagan
Bermuda footballer Robert Rawlings landed a $10,000 scholarship from the Green family in his pursuit of his dream of becoming a pharmacist.
Mr Rawlings said that the news late this summer that he had won the grant came with excitement, as well as rel...
DATE: Sep 29, 2018
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