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More than 100 passengers heading for Bermuda yesterday underwent the ordeal of an emergency landing after the high frequency radios in their plane failed, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The Continental jet was an hour into the flight to the Island fro...
DATE: Sep 11, 2001
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A special committee has been formed by Government to educate the public about what becoming an associate member of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) would mean for Bermuda.
The committee will be headed by Health and Social Services Nelson Bascome and...
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Bermuda Industrial Union president Derrick Burgess' public call for the two major banks to lend the Bermuda Housing Corporation $6 million - interest free - has put the banks in a difficult position.
Mr. Burgess, employing some old fashioned class rh...
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For the new school starters yesterday, there may have been a few tears and worried faces, but the majority of children across the Island were excited and happy to return to the classroom following their ten-week summer break.
Thousands of youngsters,...
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Bermuda's Government stepped up security to protect US interests and calm fears after this morning's carnage in the States.
And hotels and Government are working together to cope with an influx of passengers after seven flights from the US and Europe...
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In the event of a direct hit by a major hurricane, Bermuda would be devastated, Government's Emergency Measures Organisation (EMO) admitted yesterday.
But EMO members said there was a great deal of value to be placed in the fact that the Island can b...
DATE: Sep 11, 2001
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The terrorist controlled plane that smashed through the World Trade Centre offices of Marsh & Mclennan in New York early this morning left little hope of any survivors being found out of the hundreds of staff in the buildings.
And any hope of pulling...
DATE: Sep 10, 2001
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6 a.m. Tropical Storm Erin is a threat to the Island as it is forecast to pass 55 nautical miles (nm) to the northeast of Bermuda by early Monday morning.
Noon A Hurricane Watch is issued with the onset of hurricane winds possible over Bermu...
DATE: Sep 10, 2001
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Bermuda should be getting back to normal today after yesterday's close call with Hurricane Erin.
Ferries and buses will run again and schools and Government offices will be open.
There were no reports of flooding or injuries after Erin came within 10...
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Budget travel guru Arthur Frommer says that hotels in Bermuda should be sensitive to the economic slowdown in the United States if they want to remain successful.
But Mr. Frommer, who publishes a guide to the Island, said even though Bermuda was expe...
DATE: Sep 10, 2001
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