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A walkout by British Airways cabin crews is set to commence on Friday, with the carrier planning to give details on its contengency plans in the days ahead.
The four-day strike, part of a long simmering pay dispute at the UK company, now comes with a...
DATE: Feb 14, 2017
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People must now sign their passports after they are issued, Patricia Gordon-Pamplin has announced.
The “Sign After Receipt” system should eventually eliminate the need for passport customers to send their paper forms and printed photographs in suppor...
DATE: Feb 13, 2017
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The probability of foreign ships illegally fishing in local waters is low, Minister of the Environment Cole Simons has told the House of Assembly.
Mr Simons said a final report he received from Catapult Satellite Applications showed that, after monit...
DATE: Feb 13, 2017
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The Harbour Nights street festival, featuring artisans, crafters, chefs, musicians, entertainers and Gombeys will start on May 3 and run until August 30.
It is the island’s longest running street festival and is organised by the Bermuda Chamber of Co...
DATE: Feb 13, 2017
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With the America’s Cup less than four months away, organisers are striving to ensure that the whole of Bermuda will be involved and stressing the benefits of a successful event.
To that end, America’s Cup Bermuda has reached out to a number of “Commu...
DATE: Feb 13, 2017
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Michael Dunkley has pledged to bridge divisions as the dust settles on the contentious airport debate.
The Premier acknowledged he had seen “very impassioned debate from both sides of the aisle” as the Airport Development Concession Act and the Bermu...
DATE: Feb 12, 2017
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The Bermuda Police Service have been conducting a joint operation against the business interests of Ewart Brown, the former Premier, over the past two days.
According to a spokesman, officers from the Organised and Economic Crime Department of the BP...
DATE: Feb 11, 2017
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Union president Chris Furbert sent members back to work this morning, as anticipated protests about the proposed building of a new airport took a dramatic twist.
Mr Furbert lashed out at the public for their lack of support as the Bermuda Industrial ...
DATE: Feb 10, 2017
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The Constituency Boundaries Commission has recommended that the House of Assembly make certain changes to the island’s boundaries.
New maps and related legal descriptions of the changes are currently being prepared, and will be presented to Governor ...
DATE: Feb 09, 2017
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The Bermuda Sloop Foundation is aiming to raise more than $150,000 for its youth programmes through its annual Pirates of Bermuda Fundraiser.
The 18th century re-enactment involves Governor John Rankin authorising privateers by Letter of Marque to ki...
DATE: Feb 09, 2017
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