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Nov 17 2014
Plans to celebrate next year’s 50th anniversary of the Bermuda Regiment have been unveiled. Organisers revealed that — in addition to a military tattoo with an international line-up — the Regiment will also take part in a Trooping of the Colour ceremony, for only the fourth time in its history. Former Regiment Major Stephen Caton, […]
Nov 17 2014
The Botanical Gardens and Arboretum have been reopened after extensive clear-up of hurricane damage in Bermuda. Shelly Bay Park and playground, Parsons Road Park and playground, Warwick Long Bay playground, Astwood Park, Elbow Beach and the South Shore beaches are also open to the public, the Department of Parks said. Most major clearing work at […]
Nov 16 2014
The 2010 population and housing census has finally been completed and will be made public during the next sitting of the House of Assembly on Monday, November 17. According to the Order Paper for the upcoming sitting, the report will be laid on the table of the House by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. […]
Nov 14 2014
Argentina has accused Britain of a “new provocation” on the Falkland Islands after a Royal Navy warship carried out a firing exercise in the South Atlantic. In the latest round of antagonism over the disputed islands, Buenos Aires angrily denounced a training mission carried out by HMS Iron Duke as “an unwarranted show of force”. […]
Oct 31 2014
The Minister of State of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Baroness Anelay of St Johns, has said: “Incursions are a violation of sovereignty, not a threat to it” in answer to a question from Lord Patten on unlawful incursions into British Gibraltar Territorial Waters by Spanish vessels. Conservative, Lord Patten asked what is the Government’s […]
Oct 31 2014
Battle Area Clearance and Training Equipment Consultants (BACTEC) International Limited has been awarded the Land Release contract which will involve surveying suspected hazardous land and removing any contamination while Fenix Insight will deliver the Demining Project Office, providing quality assurance. Over the two year project, a minimum of 23 mined areas will be cleared, as […]
Oct 30 2014
CableVision workers are set to continue work restoring service to customers impacted by this months storms. Bermuda CableVision CEO Terry Roberson said that tomorrow staff will primarily be working in Smith’s, Devonshire and Southampton. “We encourage our customers who still do not have service to call us on 292-5544 if we have been to your […]
Oct 1 2014
Bermuda is an area shrouded in mystery with stories of unexplained disappearances and strange happenings. So its no wonder that Bermuda is also home to one of the biggest shipwreck sites in the world. With more than 300 identified wrecks off its coast, it has become a virtual time capsule preserving historic wrecks in the […]
Sep 11 2014
The airport project is moving along quickly with St Helena Government appointed GreyStar Europe on 9 September to operate the new Bulk Fuel Installation (BFI) in Rupert’s Valley. The contract commits Greystar to provide fuel services for St Helena for 10 years after the start of airport operations. Working with Solomons, GreyStar will operate the […]
Nov 18 2014
Gibraltar Government takes control of Gibtelecom
The Gibraltar Government will pay €47.7million to buy Telekom Slovenije’s 50% stake in Gibtelecom, in a move that will make it the sole shareholder. The deal, which will be completed next month, comes against background of the ongoing sale of the Slovenian group and will give the government strategic control over Gibtelecom’s future. “In the […]
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