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Bermuda's booming construction sector faces virtual shut down in a matter of weeks with hundreds of lay-offs and potential bankruptcy for small businesses.
With no one in place to operate the Dockyard twin silo plant beyond the end of this year and n...
DATE: Dec 10, 2007
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Lack of transparency, "arrogance" and "doublespeak" – these are just some of the accusations levelled at Government following a spate of Special Development Orders and controversial planning decisions.
Over the past 18 months, environmentalists have ...
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A Devonshire man admitted to possession of cannabis when he appeared in Magistrates' Court on Friday.
Saun Burrows, 25, of Hermitage Close, pleaded guilty to having 1.44 grams of cannabis in his possession.
The court heard from Crown counsel Takiyah ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2007
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The tenth annual Boat Parade drew 44 entrants and thousands of spectators who lined Front Street and around Hamilton Harbour on Saturday night.
Organisers say this year saw an increase in terms of entrants from last year and doubled support from spon...
DATE: Dec 10, 2007
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vivica A. Fox on Friday became the latest celebrity to enter a plea deal with prosecutors to settle a drunken driving case, authorities said.
The actress and former "Dancing With the Stars" contestant pleaded no contest to a misdem...
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A woman caught driving her motorcycle without headlights was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old, from Pembroke, was stopped at 11.45 p.m. after Police saw her driving with no lights and her helmet unfastened.
A Polic...
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Elton John has received a specially made bird-feather cloak for his many visits to Maori communities.
"It's the Maori equivalent to an Academy Award" and means the 60-year-old British singer is an honoured member of the...
DATE: Dec 10, 2007
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The Island's best and brightest students will be rewarded with a free university education, the Progressive Labour Party has promised.
Education Minister Randy Horton told party supporters at Alaska Hall yesterday that Government scholarships would b...
DATE: Dec 10, 2007
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These are the the United Bermuda Party's platform promises:
"An aggressive Save Open Spaces programme to preserve our precious environment". The fund will be seeded with $10 million from Government and contributions from "developers, companies and in...
DATE: Dec 10, 2007
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roger M. King, the CBS and King World Productions executive who helped bring stars including Oprah Winfrey, Alex Trebek and (Dr. Phil) McGraw to television, died on Saturday of a stroke, a CBS spokesman said. He was 63.
King was st...
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