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The newly formed Bermuda Tourism Authority has accepted Bermuda Hospitality Institute CEO Karla Lacey as its chief operating officer.
Ms Lacey, who is stepping down from her current post, formally joins the BTA on April 7.
Yesterday’s announcement ca...
DATE: Feb 13, 2014
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The Island’s unions “understand the challenges” facing the Government’s cash-strapped pension scheme — but remain opposed to outsourcing or privatising for downsizing Bermuda’s civil service.
The remarks came from Bermuda Trade Union Congress head Al...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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The proposed national ballot on casino gaming may have been discarded by Government — but the Gaming Referendum Act 2013 will return nevertheless as the House of Assembly reconvenes on Friday.
The Act has been carried forward, according to Government...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
An open microphone forum has been called by the Future Bermuda Alliance, the youth wing of the One Bermuda Alliance, for the public to hear options and air views on the issue of casino gaming in Bermuda.
“We’re going to try to inform people, but we w...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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Politics
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Thirteen staff, all Bermudians, were made redundant by the Coral Beach and Tennis Club, even as the labour dispute over the Fairmont Hamilton Princess captured headlines.
The positions were cut on January 31, according to managing director Tim Thuell...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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Budget
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Jonathan Bell
Recent attacks on bus operators have sparked concern from the Bermuda Industrial Union, which issued a statement today saying “very little progress” had been made on the issue.
The union is due to meet with Ministry of Transport bosses and Department...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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It has been confirmed that the motorist who has been left in a critical condition after an accident on South Road last week is Anthony Edwards, the former Somerset Cup Match and Bermuda fast bowler.
According to police, Mr Edwards was driving on Sout...
DATE: Feb 11, 2014
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Actress Shirley Temple has died at the age of 85 — 75 years after a celebrated call on Bermuda brought the Island’s attractions to international attention.
Hollywood’s child starlet in the 1930s, she was at the height of her fame when she visited the...
DATE: Feb 11, 2014
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A suspected mould outbreak at the Co-Ed prison facility in St George’s is under investigation, with sources telling The Royal Gazette the situation is causing sickness for officers and inmates alike.
“The conditions are terrible — they have been work...
DATE: Feb 10, 2014
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An emergency meeting of the musicians’ union last night brought out roughly 100 entertainers to discuss action over unspecific infractions of immigration policy.
The Bermuda Federation of Musician and Variety Artists held a “great” meeting at the Leo...
DATE: Feb 10, 2014
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