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Government was forced to scour the Island yesterday for bananas after the Ministry of Environment learned that a shipment contaminated with two dangerous plant-pests had arrived in Bermuda.
Twenty-three crates of bananas were confiscated for incinera...
DATE: Jun 04, 2004
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For the first time in decades, people earning a combined income well below the national median will be able to purchase a home, according to a radical new plan announced yesterday.
The scheme, which was initiated by Sonesta hotel owner Clifford Schor...
DATE: Jun 04, 2004
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Visitor arrivals for the first quarter of 2004 are down five per cent on last year but hotels are now chock-a-block for this month's Newport/Bermuda race.
And the Tourism Department said bed nights in the first quarter were above the 2003 figure.
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DATE: Jun 04, 2004
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No one knew when the Marques sailed out of Bermuda with 39 other tall ships in a carnival atmosphere on June 2, 1984, that it would be the last time the ship was ever seen.
Just 13 hours later - at 4 a.m. on June 3 - the Spanish-built ship went down ...
DATE: Jun 03, 2004
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The Planning Department is gathering evidence for the Director of Public Prosecutions after a Somerset man was accused of bulldozing through natural rock formations, destroying longtail nests and building on woodland reserve.
Henry Talbot has been or...
DATE: Jun 03, 2004
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Bermuda?s housing crisis is set to drive yet another family out on the streets this morning.
Yusaff Pitt?s family of three have spent the last seven months so desperate for housing that they scrambled to pay $100 per night to live in a guest accommod...
DATE: Jun 03, 2004
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Community Affairs Minister Dale Butler has failed to explain what Government would do should a Cuban attempt to defect while here on a cultural exchange programme, according to the Opposition Party.
And his shadow counterpart Louise Jackson said he h...
DATE: Jun 03, 2004
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The Transport Minister yesterday said that the assault of a taxi driver could have been avoided if his cab had been fitted with GPS.
In a statement released by the Ministry of Transport, Dr. Ewart Brown raised his concerns about the assault of an eld...
DATE: Jun 03, 2004
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A bill overhauling the maritime shipping regime was passed by the Senate yesterday.
Senators lost no time in approving changes to the Maritime Shipping Act, agreeing that the changes were necessary in an age of terrorism.
The bill brings Bermuda in l...
DATE: Jun 03, 2004
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Opposition Senator Leonard Santucci is calling for a probe into the Bermuda College?s human resources management practices.
At yesterday?s Senate hearing Sen. Santucci said that he gave Government a failing grade when it came to promotion and employm...
DATE: Jun 03, 2004
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