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Residents can make the most of a stay in one of the island’s hotels over the next few weeks after the launch of a Staycation Month yesterday.
The promotion, led by the Bermuda Tourism Authority, features ten properties in an attempt to help “stimulat...
DATE: Sep 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Craig Cannonier raised concerns yesterday about how the coronavirus will affect the electorate’s ability to cast their votes.
The One Bermuda Alliance leader said there was “confusion” around Covid-19 and the exercise of the franchise.
He was speakin...
DATE: Sep 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The leader of the One Bermuda Alliance insisted yesterday that his party was “the right choice” as he announced its first two candidates since the General Election was called.
Craig Cannonier said that Robin Tucker and Marcus Jones “represent the fut...
DATE: Sep 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
About 25 dockers formed a picket line at Hamilton Docks yesterday to protest against a move to outsource work.
Staff from Stevedoring Services Ltd held signs including “Lies Lies!”, “Tricks” and “Workers’ Rights” from about 8am.
Allan Butterfield, wh...
DATE: Sep 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A former leader of the One Bermuda Alliance is helping a fresh candidate to canvass in the constituency she represented until Parliament was dissolved last month.
Jeanne Atherden explained that she stepped aside after David Burt, the Premier, called ...
DATE: Sep 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A visitor who arrived from Britain tested positive for the coronavirus over the weekend.
It was the single positive among 919 test results received by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
The person who tested positive arrived on the British Airways f...
DATE: Aug 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A cross-section of supporters who helped a back-to-school campaign raise more than $155,000 showed “Bermuda cares”, one of the organiser’s said.
Gina Spence, founder of the social services charity Gina Spence Productions, added that about 1,000 child...
DATE: Aug 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Progressive Labour Party politician who sat in the House of Assembly for almost eight years announced yesterday that he will not stand in the October 1 General Election.
Rolfe Commissiong, who was the MP for Pembroke South East before Parliament wa...
DATE: Aug 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A golf event will be held to raise funds for a Royal Bermuda Regiment soldier who was left fighting for his life after he was hit by a car at a Covid-19 checkpoint.
Friends and colleagues of Private Ndavyah Williams hope to support the 26-year-old as...
DATE: Aug 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An outdoor dining festival, staycation promotions and sports events help to signal the island’s attractions are open for business, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said yesterday.
Glenn Jones, the organisation’s interim chief executive, added that the a...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter