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More than 50 submissions have been received for a programme that helps Bermudians get their home-grown ideas off the ground.
The application process for the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s Tourism Experiences scheme closes this Friday.
According to the B...
DATE: Sep 25, 2017
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Tourism
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News Staff
Tobacco Bay is to reopen to swimmers after levels of seawater bacteria dropped to normal.
The Ministry of Health said tests over the weekend had shown bacteria levels were within acceptable limits, but that Environmental Health scientists would conti...
DATE: Sep 25, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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News Staff
David Burt, the Premier, and economic development and tourism minister Jamahl Simmons attended the US Congressional Black Caucus Foundation annual legislative conference at the weekend.
The two day CBCF meeting in the US capital is a major policy con...
DATE: Sep 24, 2017
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Other
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News Staff
Bermuda has become the first overseas territory to be awarded whitelist status by France.
David Burt, the Premier, told MPs the development underlined the Ministry of Finance’s efforts to support international co-operation on tax matters and financia...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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Politics
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News Staff
The airport mail-processing centre and HM Customs centre will move into a rented building in Pembroke at a cost of $360,000 per year.
Lovitta Foggo, Minister of Government Reform, told the House of Assembly that the move was forced by the airport red...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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Other
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News Staff
David Burt and Jamahl Simmons have travelled to Washington to attend the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference.
The Premier and tourism minister will meet with legislators and citizens to discuss economic development, so...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Police in Bermuda will be able to link bullets to firearms using new technology backed with $1.3 million from the British Government.
The Integrated Ballistic Identification System will mean officers can collect and store 2D and 3D images of cartridg...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The best IT professionals on the island will help ensure Bermuda deals with risks associated with the internet, national security minister Wayne Caines told the House of Assembly yesterday.
Mr Caines gave an update on his ministry’s plan to make cybe...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Hurricane Maria was tonight said not to be a threat to Bermuda at present.
The storm’s closest approach to the island within three days is expected to be 428 nautical miles to the west at 4am on Tuesday.
Maria is packing 100 knot sustained winds and ...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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Other
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News Staff
A St George’s beach was today closed after higher than normal levels of waterborne bacteria were found.
Tobacco Bay Beach was shut to swimmers and watersports by the Department of Health “due to bacterial levels above the department’s acceptable lim...
DATE: Sep 22, 2017
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Other
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News Staff