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A theory on the Bermuda Triangle claims that large methane bubbles rising unexpectedly from the sea floor may have sunk the thousands of ships said by myth to have been lost in local waters.
But according to the director of the Bermuda Biological Sta...
DATE: Oct 30, 2003
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One of the rare Bermuda Perot stamps put on the auction block yesterday in London sold for just over $100,000.
The rare red Perot stamp was from the Baron Stig Leuhusen Collection of Bermuda. It sold for $104,885 at London auction house Spink.
The au...
DATE: Oct 30, 2003
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Government is set to slash duty on agricultural products and could give subsidies to farmers hit by Hurricane Fabian, Environment Minister Neletha Butterfield said yesterday.
And Government is also hoping to boost home gardening after pledging to pre...
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Belco workers are still working extended shifts nearly eight weeks since Hurricane Fabian struck the Island.
Employees of the Bermuda Electric and Light Company in all positions had to work up to 18 hours a day for three weeks after the September 5 s...
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Offers of cash from grateful customers was just one of the ways in which homeowners with electricity tried to thank Belco staff after Hurricane Fabian.
Of course the money was turned down, although cups of tea and food were accepted by workers as the...
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At least one Bermudian has had a narrow escape after wildfires raged near her home in California at the weekend.
?It?s devastating,? said Bermudian and Simi Valley resident Chyral Waldron. ?The whole hillside, right down to the street, it?s burning. ...
DATE: Oct 30, 2003
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Though a ?spectacular? eruption on the surface of the sun sent charged particles hurtling towards Earth yesterday, Bermuda seemed likely to be unaffected by the explosion.
However reports stated scientists as saying communications elsewhere could be ...
DATE: Oct 30, 2003
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A last-minute change of rules has left St. George?s town crier E. Michael Jones with a tough decision to make today.
Mr. Jones is planning to stand for mayor of the Old Town, but he will have to give up his $35,000 a year post of town crier if he is ...
DATE: Oct 30, 2003
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A major study to investigate the exposure of unborn local babies to contaminants will begin at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) this week.
It aims to discover whether levels in the Bermudian population are within the normal range of popul...
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General Election candidate Scott Simmons has been elected the Progressive Labour Party's party's public relations officer.
The selection was made on Tuesday, the second night of the party's annual delegate's conference.
The delegates also voted in Li...
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