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Britain was recently targeted in an advertising campaign aimed at promoting the island before the 2017 America’s Cup.
Several major cities including London, Liverpool, Leeds, Edinburgh and Birmingham were given a glimpse of Bermuda’s blue waters with...
DATE: Aug 12, 2016
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A boost in the number of young visitors to Bermuda fuelled increased arrival rates for the first half of the year.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority said the growth was the result of targeted marketing at younger demographics and families, which could br...
DATE: Aug 11, 2016
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Tourism
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans for the proposed St Regis Hotel in St George’s have been made available online at the Department of Planning website.
The plans, submitted to the department on August 1, detail the 122-key hotel which will overlook Gates Bay, along with propose...
DATE: Aug 11, 2016
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A Sandys man has denied having cannabis on the grounds of Westgate Correctional Facility.
Jahroy Simons, 30, pleaded not guilty to possessing 12.37 grams of the drug in an increased penalty zone and attempting to convey contraband into the prison. Bo...
DATE: Aug 11, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The America’s Cup will ensure that 2017 will be a big year for tourism, but the Bermuda Tourism Authority is working to ensure long-term benefits for the island.
David Dodwell, BTA chairman, said that while bookings are already strong for the event a...
DATE: Aug 10, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Visitor air arrivals increased by more than 10 per cent in the first half of the year, according to the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
Figures released yesterday show a total of 201,084 visitors came to the island between April and June this year, compar...
DATE: Aug 10, 2016
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Tourism
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda is set to be the hub of a new international research project intended to justify the protection of marine environments worldwide.
The project, called Ocean Tech, is set to launch next spring taking advantage of the Woods Hole Oceanographic In...
DATE: Aug 09, 2016
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A newly released United Nations-funded report has looked into the possibility of naming high seas locations — including the Sargasso Sea — as new World Heritage sites.
The report, titled World Heritage in the High Seas: An Idea Whose Time has Come, ...
DATE: Aug 08, 2016
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A Khyber Pass man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of Travis Lowe.
Kethyio Whitehurst, 20, was not required to plead when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court today, as the matter must be heard by Supreme Court.
He was rel...
DATE: Aug 08, 2016
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
An American citizen has been remanded into custody after being charged in Magistrates’ Court with money laundering.
Zoe Bennett, 24, from New York, faces a single charge of possessing $40,870 American and $100 Canadian representing the proceeds of cr...
DATE: Aug 08, 2016
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes