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Esso airport refuelling team wins safety award

The Esso Bermuda airport refuelling team has won a top international award for safety. The four-strong squad responsible for filling up the tanks on planes won the Global Aviation WINGS Award for a perfect safety record last year. Esso aviation super...
Nov 22, 2013
Environment

Bermuda cave researcher gets Smithsonian Institution position

A renowned cave researcher who spent years studying the Island’s cave systems has been awarded a Research Associate position with the Smithsonian Institution. Tom Iliffe worked for 11 years as a Research Associate at the Bermuda Biological Station, n...
Nov 21, 2013
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Powerless sports centre offers limited activities

Doors remain shut at the Sandys 360 community sports centre — which is without power due to unpaid electricity bills. Despite the setback, the Somerset facility has kept “as many programmes running as we can”, according to a member of staff, who said...
Nov 14, 2013
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Search is on for Bermuda sloop shipwrecks

A search for 18th century Bermuda sloop shipwrecks in the Turks and Caicos islands is being undertaken by a consortium involving the Bermuda Sloop Foundation and the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. Led by Dr Michael Jarvis — author of ‘In t...
Nov 13, 2013
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Govt’s $2m for Sandys 360 ‘under review’

A $2 million Government grant for the cash-strapped Sandys 360 centre remains “under review”, according to a Public Works spokesman. Unable to pay its electricity bills, the West End community and sports facility was this week forced to close its doo...
Nov 07, 2013
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Belco disconnects Sandys 360 due to unpaid bills

Belco has disconnected power to Sandys 360 following a protracted dispute over a significant outstanding balance. It is not known how much the facility owes the energy company. Belco said last night it would not disclose customer account details. A s...
Nov 06, 2013
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"READY FOR HALLOWEEN"

Work of art: Karen Wetmiller carves a jack-o’-lantern at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo yesterday. She was one of a handful of youngsters who gathered to carve the pumpkins that will be placed throughout the zoo’s exhibits. The pumpkins are pla...
Oct 31, 2013
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Saul’s wreck firm investigated

A marine salvage company part-owned by former Premier David Saul is being investigated by UK authorities for allegedly exploring an 18th century wreck without permission. Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration (OME) discovered the wreck of HMS Victor...
Oct 29, 2013
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Google Street View captures Mary Celeste shipwreck

Google has mapped one of Bermuda’s most famous shipwrecks using images obtained from the Catlin Seaview Survey. The wreckage of the Marie Celeste, a paddle steamer which sank in 1864, can now be explored using a computer as part of Google’s Street Vi...
Oct 29, 2013
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Wildlife filmmaker to speak at BUEI this evening

A producer of an award-winning BBC wildfire documentary will reveal behind the scenes stories about his work during a lecture at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute this evening. Hugh Pearson has worked on television series like ‘Nature’s Gr...
Oct 25, 2013
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Southlands celebration event tomorrow

A celebration of Warwick’s wooded Southlands estate is set for tomorrow, the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST) announced. The property opens to the public from 12pm to 4pm, to showcase the results of restoration efforts by volunte...
Oct 25, 2013
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"Warwick Long Bay featured in top ten Caribbean beaches"

A Bermuda beach features in a UK newspaper’s list of best beaches in the Caribbean. Warwick Long Bay comes in tenth in The Daily Telegraph’s list of 13 best beaches in the region, beating out rival shorelines in Puerto Rico, St Barts and the British ...
Oct 22, 2013
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