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A cruise ship sailing from a home port in Bermuda this summer is expected to make 12 voyages from Dockyard, Government revealed yesterday.
Royal Caribbean announced on Tuesday that the Vision of the Seas, docked this week in the British Virgin Island...
DATE: Mar 26, 2021
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda is to join forces with Fort Lauderdale, Florida on collaborative marketing to attract super yachts to both destinations.
The memorandum of understanding is for a two-year partnership to “entice vessels leaving one destination to head to the o...
DATE: Mar 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A construction worker at the St Regis resort site in St George’s was taken to hospital this morning after a crane toppled over.
Laura Purroy, general manager of Hotelco Bermuda Holding Ltd, said the “minor accident” was the first in three years of co...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Airport operators Skyport yesterday released details of its flight schedule for March – which included a British Airways service move to Heathrow from Gatwick.
Delta will now operate three weekly flights to JFK in New York, up from two weekly flight...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An overseas staff member for the Bermuda Tourism Authority in New York has died aged 65.
David Burt, the Premier, offered condolences to the family of Joanne Raynor in the House of Assembly yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the public works ...
DATE: Feb 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission is to get sweeping new powers over betting shops with a change in legislation expected in the year ahead, the senior magistrate revealed yesterday [WEDNESDAY].
Juan Wolffe, chairman of the Betting Licence Authorit...
DATE: Feb 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Repairing the storm-damaged entrance to Elbow Beach is “high on the list” of jobs to be addressed by the Government, the public works minister said yesterday.
Barricades and caution markings were put across the staircase to the beach today by the D...
DATE: Feb 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Black-owned tourism businesses are in the spotlight as part of Black History Month.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has promoted more than 20 businesses that signed up online as Black-owned.
The businesses and their creators are showcased on the BTA we...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Payment from the owners of the Fairmont Southampton to cover redundancy payments to staff by Government have been handed over, the finance minister confirmed today.
Curtis Dickinson said the closure of the island’s biggest resort last October had cre...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The owners of Bermuda’s biggest hotel has paid $11 million to the Government, which stepped in to cover redundancy payments to hundreds of staff after it shut last year, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Westend Properties, a subsidiary of US-based firm ...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell