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The Regulatory Authority is considering taking legal action against electricity supplier Belco over an ongoing dispute concerning soot emissions.
And last night a pressure group representing area residents affected by the fallout said it hoped the in...
DATE: Aug 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Hospitality chiefs are backing claims that standards of service within the industry must be improved.
Hoteliers and restaurateurs have also thrown their support behind a drive to attract Bermudians into the tourism sector.
Stephen Todd, chief execut...
DATE: Aug 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The island’s real rate of inflation has reached double figures and is forcing Bermudians to leave the island “in droves”, according to the opposition One Bermuda Alliance.
Cole Simons, the OBA leader, spoke out after a survey released this week showe...
DATE: Aug 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More than half of residents are spending less and going without basics amid fears of rising inflation
DATE: Aug 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Tourism Authority is to launch a new training programme to raise standards of service and encourage Bermudians into the industry.
Tracy Berkeley, the BTA’s interim chief executive said inconsistent standards of services were “an elephant ...
DATE: Aug 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A controversial tax on products containing sugar forced almost half of respondents to reduce their consumption of sugary goods and drinks, according to an academic study.
But the levy still netted the Government millions of dollars in revenue.
The ta...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Health chiefs have launched an extensive survey to gauge how residents feel about the standard of care on the island.
The Bermuda Health Council, in collaboration with the University of West Indies, issued the first survey yesterday. According to a s...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Passengers on a Bermuda-bound flight were told that a shortage of firefighters in Bermuda had caused their departure to be delayed for hours.
The Royal Gazette has heard from multiple sources that those on board the July 29 British Airways flight...
DATE: Aug 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Increased air arrivals are helping to boost revenue for the company operating LF Wade International Airport.
But traffic at the airport remains at less than two thirds of the volume of operations before the pandemic, the company said.
Skyport, which ...
DATE: Aug 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate land grabs acted illegally when it changed its own terms of reference, according to a Supreme Court ruling.
Assistant Justice Hugh Southey ruled that the commission “misdirected itself” when it limited th...
DATE: Aug 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan