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The number of visitors to the Island dropped by more than seven percent in the third quarter of the year.
But Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell pointed out that the decline was the result of fewer cruise ships calling on Bermuda compared to the same t...
DATE: Nov 18, 2013
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The head of the Civil Service has praised the SAGE Commission’s final report, claiming that some of its recommendations “are fresh and bold and, if adopted can help to address the fiscal challenges facing Bermuda”.
But Cabinet Secretary Donald Scott ...
DATE: Nov 15, 2013
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Opposition leader Marc Bean has issued a withering attack on Government’s track record and its plans for the coming year.
Delivering the Progressive Labour Party’s Throne Speech Reply in the House of Assembly this afternoon, Mr Bean said that his par...
DATE: Nov 15, 2013
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News that Government is committed to holding a referendum on gambling has been welcomed by hoteliers.
And the Bermuda Hotel Association is also hoping that any vote will result in “a positive outcome” to allow casinos to open up on the Island.
The OB...
DATE: Nov 12, 2013
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John White, a former advertising executive, musician and writer who pioneered topical comedy and satire in Bermuda, has died at the age of 78.
Mr White joined the fledgling Advertising Associates-Compton (AAC) company in 1964 and after taking charge ...
DATE: Nov 08, 2013
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Community Minister Wayne Scott says Government is tackling the Island’s social ills with initiatives that “lay the groundwork for Bermudians to earn a better life”.
And he told a Sandys Rotary Club meeting last night that the administration had “iden...
DATE: Nov 07, 2013
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Members of the public are invited to attend the opening of Parliament which takes place on the lawn of the Cabinet Office tomorrow.
Premier Craig Cannonier and other Members of Parliament will gather to hear Governor George Fergusson deliver the Spee...
DATE: Nov 07, 2013
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Government’s Department of Communication and Information director has retired just days after being recalled from Washington.
Beverle Lottimore, 62, was appointed head of the department in 2003.
She was also the press secretary for former Premiers Al...
DATE: Nov 07, 2013
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Motorists hoping to licence vehicles online have been left frustrated after the Transport Control Department’s website was hit by a technical glitch
According to a Government spokesman, the service crashed after a cable was cut, resulting in the int...
DATE: Nov 07, 2013
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A man wanted by police has turned himself in to the authorities.
A search for Coltrane Ratteray began on Thursday after he failed to appear before the courts on an outstanding matter. A warrant for his arrest was issued and police issued a public app...
DATE: Nov 04, 2013
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