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The number of tourists tying the knot in Bermuda has rocketed in the past four years.
More than 7,500 people visited the island for weddings last year, compared with fewer than 4,000 in 2015, according to the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
The weddings ...
DATE: Feb 13, 2019
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A police officer charged with causing grievous bodily harm to a motorcyclist by driving without due care and attention after his car and a bike crashed appeared at Supreme Court yesterday.
Joel Cassidy told the court that he saw a motorbike hit the p...
DATE: Feb 13, 2019
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda must focus on air arrivals to keep the tourism industry flying high.
Zane DeSilva, the tourism minister, said increases in visitor numbers announced by the Bermuda Tourism Authority, were welcome.
He said: “When I consider that this is the t...
DATE: Feb 12, 2019
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has joined forces with agencies in New York and Rhode Island to promote a “Bermuda Triangle” of sailing events.
A BTA spokesman said the organisation had teamed up with NYC & Company and Discover Newport for a marketing ...
DATE: Feb 12, 2019
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police arrested eight road users for drink driving at roadside breathtest checkpoints last weekend.
A police spokesman said seven of the arrests took place on Friday night and the early hours of Saturday.
The other motorist was arrested on Saturday n...
DATE: Feb 12, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A football club’s educational foundation is to mark its fifteenth year of helping young Bermudians.
The foundation, set up by Pembroke Hamilton Club in 2004, has supported more than 40 students who were involved in the PHC sports programme.
O’Shandah...
DATE: Feb 11, 2019
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Harbour Nights is set to return on April 17, according to the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce.
And the organisers of the street festival series are looking for more local vendors to take part.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce said: “Fron...
DATE: Feb 11, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Renovation work at Sessions House could force the judiciary out of the building and create a backlog of cases, it was revealed yesterday.
But Chief Justice Narinder Hargun said that the Government was “keenly aware” of the problem over Supreme Court ...
DATE: Feb 09, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Information Commissioner’s Office has ordered the release of records related to the appointment of a former Director of Public Prosecutions.
But the office has upheld a decision by Government House not to release other records because they are pr...
DATE: Feb 09, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A group of friends have put a new twist on the “spirit” of giving with their dry January tradition.
For the third year, the group used the month to support charities by paying into a shared pool each time they drink during the month as part of what t...
DATE: Feb 08, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes