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Twelve extra cruise ships are to call on St George from 2017 to 2022 as part of a deal announced yesterday with Norwegian Cruise Line.
The agreement with the Bermuda Government includes bringing two catamaran ferries to the island for a run from Dock...
DATE: May 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A deliberately unnamed group proposing fresh opportunities to settle the island’s differences held its first in an anticipated series of gatherings last night in Hamilton.
Conflict management was the theme, using the example of South Africa, as Arlen...
DATE: May 11, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
After years of stalled plans to redevelop the defunct 9 Beaches resort, the Bermuda Land Development Company is preparing to seize the property off its tenant.
Francis Mussenden, chief executive officer of the BLDC, said the quango had “exhausted all...
DATE: May 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Keith Chiappa, the Bermudian neurologist temporarily posted to chief of staff for the Bermuda Hospitals Board, hopes to see a permanent replacement for the role within a matter of months.
“The search needs to be done deliberately and carefully,” said...
DATE: May 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Government needs to act now on ridding the island of tinted visors after a spate of crimes in which the face-hiding gear has been a hallmark, according to former minister Quinton Edness.
“There’s no point in waiting for legislation; they ...
DATE: May 10, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Winning a 2015 National Sports Award for women’s football came as a happy spring break surprise for 16-year-old Leah Smith, who was back home in March.
A second accolade was waiting with her return to her studies at IMG Academy, Florida, where the Pe...
DATE: May 09, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A group of five women known as the Black Collective is to hold a celebration of African culture on Saturday, May 21.
The first African Rhythm Black Expo and Fashion Show Extravaganza is to be held at the Pembroke Community Club.
The event, to be held...
DATE: May 09, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian entertainer’s showcase hits the stage tonight at the Fairmont Southampton with the aim of boosting local talent.
Project manager Rick Richardson called the show, which kicks off at 8pm in the hotel’s Mid-Ocean Amphitheatre, an unprecedent...
DATE: May 07, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Three teens who have joined forces to brighten Bermuda’s beaches are now calling on the public to pitch in for their last job.
The Clean Habitats trio has set aside Sunday, May 15, for the culmination of their beach cleanups, at Whalebone Bay in St G...
DATE: May 06, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Locals reacted with renewed dismay yesterday as armed robbers struck another business.
The third such attack in eight days resulted in a firearm being brandished at staff in Continental Motors on North Shore Road, Pembroke.
A lone gunman demanded cas...
DATE: May 06, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell