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Two Puerto Ricans caught at the airport in an attempt to leave with cash and equipment to make fake credit cards were jailed yesterday for 16 months.
Juan De La Cruz Carvajal, 21, and Avik Kavil Abreu Rivera, 24, admitted charges of conspiracy to ste...
DATE: Aug 14, 2019
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Air visitor arrivals dropped by 5 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2019, with the sharpest falls in the number of younger visitors and arrivals from New York, the tourism authority said yesterday.
However, the air arrivals spent 7 per cent ...
DATE: Aug 13, 2019
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An elderly Bermudian man who collapsed in Florida while on a cruise with his family said staff at Port Canaveral saved his life after he collapsed with a heart attack.
Peter Rego, 72, had just left a cruise ship when he collapsed, but was helped by a...
DATE: Aug 13, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Supreme Court delayed sentencing of a career conman yesterday after he claimed his victims thought they had made investments in the drug trade.
Jonathan Ratteray, 32, from Smith’s, was scheduled to be sentenced for multiple counts of dishonesty.
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DATE: Aug 13, 2019
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A drop in the number of younger visitors hit leisure air arrivals between April and June, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said yesterday.
The largest decline in visitors was in the 25 to 34 age bracket, which saw a 13.5 per cent decline over the period...
DATE: Aug 13, 2019
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Tourism Authority is backing six local organisations and entrepreneurs to provide cultural experiences for visitors to the island.
Glenn Jones, the BTA’s chief experience development officer, said PinkSand Entertainment, Eettafel, the Urb...
DATE: Aug 12, 2019
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Essence magazine has turned its spotlight on Bermuda, courtesy of Bermudian stylist and fashion editor Shiona Turini.
The iconic magazine published a piece on an ideal 72 hours on the island over the Cup Match holiday.
Ms Turini, who wrote and provid...
DATE: Aug 10, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Cabinet minister Zane DeSilva lost a court battle with his sister-in-law and niece after it was ruled that his company wrongfully fired them.
The Supreme Court upheld a decision by the Employment Tribunal that Island Construction was wrong to dismiss...
DATE: Aug 10, 2019
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Tourism Authority will launch a new initiative to draw visitors to cultural sites — and encourage the sites to stay open.
Glenn Jones, the chief experience development officer at BTA, said the Discovery Days initiative will focus activiti...
DATE: Aug 10, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The chances of a busy hurricane season have increased, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States.
Noaa has forecast ten to 17 named storms for 2019, of which between five and nine will reach hurricane stren...
DATE: Aug 09, 2019
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Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes