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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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Other
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AUTHOR:
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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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Sailors’ Home has opened a new centre in Dockyard to cater for the crews of cruise ships.
Ilya Cherapau, manager at the Bermuda Sailors’ Home in Hamilton, said the Seafarers’ Centre was a logical move because of the distance between Docky...
DATE: Aug 08, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The widow of a computing tycoon and philanthropist has won a legal battle to allow her to buy Agar’s Island.
The Supreme Court ruled that Lillian Martin, an American, should have been granted a licence to acquire the island, where she lived with her ...
DATE: Aug 08, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermudian actress Kristen Darrell will cross paths with Spider-Man — at least on Blu-ray.
Ms Darrell, based in London, played a New York cop in a scene for the billion-dollar blockbuster Spider-Man: Far From Home released earlier this year.
Her scene...
DATE: Aug 08, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Jamaican reggae singer demanded an apology yesterday after he was refused entry to Bermuda when the concert he was scheduled to perform in was cancelled.
A spokesman for 28-year-old Vershon, whose real name is Kemar Vershawn Brown, said he was told...
DATE: Aug 08, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The planning department needs to do more to back “the growth of the country”, the home affairs minister has told the Development Applications Board.
The minutes of the board’s meeting last month said Walter Roban attended to discuss plans to streamli...
DATE: Aug 08, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes