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ZOOM Airlines declared bankruptcy yesterday, signalling the end of low-cost travel between Bermuda and the United Kingdom.
The transatlantic carrier announced it had begun insolvency proceedings, with operations suspended immediately and all flights ...
DATE: Aug 29, 2008
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ATLANTA (AP) — The brightly lit room looks like any nondescript warehouse packed with boxes and dusty shelves, but inside this plain brick building is nearly $200 million worth of treasures from the world's most famous shipwreck.
The 5,500-piece coll...
DATE: Aug 29, 2008
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Bermuda businesses with branches in the Cayman Islands were yesterday preparing for a potential direct hit from Tropical Storm Gustav this weekend — and one has already pulled out staff.
Butterfield Bank closed down its branches there and relocated e...
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THE games of 29th Olympiad have now come to an end and the closing ceremony in Beijing at the weekend was every bit as spellbinding as the opening spectacle put on by host country China 16 days before.
It looks like China got all that it wanted in te...
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DENVER (AP) — Barack Obama launched his historic campaign for the White House with an outdoor extravaganza last night, promising more than 84,000 cheering supporters an end to the "broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bu...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Researchers studying people with a rare genetic disorder have identified a brain chemical that may play a role in appetite and obesity, a finding they say could lead to new drugs to help some obese people.
Previous animal studi...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Sears Holdings Corp. reported a 62 percent drop in second-quarter profit as the retailer continues to struggle to attract customers to its stores despite a high-stakes restructuring. The company also delivered a downbeat outlook predi...
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National team players and coaches have held a candid and open meeting to pick over individual and collective mistakes in the wake of their 4-0 capitulation against Antigua.
Bermuda's squad spent around 90 minutes – the same time it took Antigua to di...
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Seven young, aspiring dancers had their hard work rewarded last weekend when each received a Catherine Zeta Jones scholarship at the end of the National Dance Foundation of Bermuda's three-week summer intensive programme, DanceBermuda. The scholarshi...
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Hundreds of passengers were left stranded last night as Zoom Airlines went bust.
Announcing the suspension of all flights yesterday, the airline posted a statement on its website advising passengers to contact their credit card company for refunds an...
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