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East End voters will choose a new mayor at the polls in the Town of St George today.
The race is down to Kenneth Bascome, a former mayor, and George Dowling III, a councillor, after Quinell Francis announced she was to stand down from the role. Hamil...
DATE: May 09, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Medical cannabis will come under the spotlight at an information session today.
Debra Kimless, an anaesthesiologist and chief medical director for Maryland-based medical cannabis grower ForwardGro, will discuss medical uses for the drug at a free eve...
DATE: May 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermudian author Lorene Phillips will return to the island at the weekend for a book signing.
Ms Phillips, who wrote 29 Keys to Unlocking your Faith at Work and Win and 29 Keys to Parenting and Win, will sign books at Brown & Co at 2pm on Saturday.
M...
DATE: May 08, 2019
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Other
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A candidate in the race to be Mayor of St George said a police station in the Olde Towne was a priority.
Kenneth Bascome, a former mayor who stepped down to become an MP for the One Bermuda Alliance, said he would seek the support of councillors to t...
DATE: May 07, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A drive to double the number of African-American tourists by 2025 has been launched.
Kevin Dallas, the chief executive of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, said that while 182,439 people flew to the island in 2017 only 7,298, about four per cent, self-i...
DATE: May 06, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sport in Bermuda is to be promoted as part of a drive to boost tourism in the winter months.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority said it was working to bring sports conferences and team-training trips to the island, as well as international events.
Victori...
DATE: May 04, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Action must be taken to ensure that working Bermudians can live with dignity, panellists at a public forum on a living wage have said.
Rolfe Commissiong, chairman of the Joint Select Committee on the Establishment of a Living/Minimum Wage, told the d...
DATE: May 04, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Azores’ representative to its diaspora was welcomed to Bermuda this week as celebrations of the anniversary of the first Portuguese immigrants continue.
Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport, met Paulo Teves, the dire...
DATE: May 04, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Walkers in the annual End-to-End will enjoy a string of improvements to the Railway Trail sections of the route tomorrow.
Friends of the Bermuda Railway Trail, in partnership with the Parks Department and D&J Excavating, have carried out work to arre...
DATE: May 03, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A flock of Bermuda kites have been selected to decorate the new LF Wade International Airport terminal as part of a competition.
Aecon and Skyport, who hosted the competition, said the 155 entries and more than 200 designs were submitted as part of t...
DATE: May 03, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes