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Amendments to the Hotel Concessions Act that will give the Tourism Minister more flexibility in deciding what hotel improvements should be granted tax breaks and will cut through red tape were approved by the Senate this week.
Junior Tourism Minister...
DATE: Dec 23, 2005
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Overseas fraudsters using faxes are trying to lure Bermuda businesses into shipping high value items without paying for them.
The latest ruse involves photocopies of credit cards and overseas passports with a request to buy pricey goods.
Police say t...
DATE: Dec 23, 2005
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US Presidential candidate and Texas computer tycoon Ross Perot was given planning permission this week to protect the shoreline of his Tucker?s Town home ? provided he also installs artificial Longtail nests.
Mr. Perot applied for final Planning perm...
DATE: Dec 23, 2005
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Bringing the concept of trucks for hire to the Island should present a new way for young Bermudians and entrepreneurs to start their own businesses without having to find big bucks to buy the necessary transport that they might need only occasionally...
DATE: Dec 23, 2005
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Police awoke a man apparently sleeping on his motorbike and found he had cannabis and cocaine on him, Magistrates' Court heard yesterday.
Tamiko Wainwright, 29, of Union Street, Pembroke, who pleaded guilty to possessing freebase cocaine and cannabis...
DATE: Dec 23, 2005
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People who have taken out timeshares at the St. George's Club will not get to run the club despite hopes that a new era was about to start for timeshare purchasers on the Island.
A close inspection of a new bill designed to smooth out problems that h...
DATE: Dec 23, 2005
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Cable channels shown for free
As a seasonal thank you for their support, CableVision is inviting their subscribers to watch all their channels over the course of ten days at no additional cost.
The offer applies to all existing CableVision customers ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2005
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A Russian family living in a tiny yacht anchored in Bermuda since June are today facing the prospect of either accepting a flight to their adopted home of Canada ? despite one of them having a fear of flying ? or setting sail for a potentially treach...
DATE: Dec 23, 2005
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Many academically capable students in Bermuda cannot afford to pay for college or university every year.
But there?s hope: A local charity, Knowledge Quest, provides education to those who can?t afford it on their own.
About five years ago a small gr...
DATE: Dec 23, 2005
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The Cooper twins murder trial will go ahead in the New Year, a judge ruled yesterday.
Chief Justice Richard Ground ended any prospect of the high-profile case getting postponed until November because of delays to legal aid payments.
Kenneth Jermaine ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2005
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