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Holiday packages for the 2017 America’s Cup have generated attention online with potential guests expressing interest in visiting the island throughout the month-long event
A recently launched Travel Places website, americascuptravel.com, has already...
DATE: Aug 25, 2016
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The likelihood of a spread of the Zika disease on the island may be low, but Vector Control is seeking the public’s help in making sure it stays low.
Speaking to the Hamilton Rotary Club this week, Armell Thomas, programme manager of Port Health and ...
DATE: Aug 25, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Italians in Bermuda were yesterday reaching out to their families in the wake of a devastating earthquake, which killed more than 120 people.
Nicola Russo of La Trattaria Restaurant said: “By the grace of God no one has lost any family members and so...
DATE: Aug 25, 2016
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The Bermuda Telephone Company had failed to give “clear and transparent terms and conditions” for its broadband services, according to the Regulatory Authority. A statement by the RA said yesterday they had reviewed and investigated BTC’s new Fair Us...
DATE: Aug 25, 2016
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The Bermuda Sanshou Association was this afternoon awarded $10,000 from the Cash Back for Communities programme.
Senator Jeff Baron, the Minister of National Security, said the self-defence group has proudly represented the island internationally for...
DATE: Aug 25, 2016
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The Zika virus is unlikely to spread locally, despite the first reported “imported” case on the island.
The Bermuda Government last week revealed that a person in Bermuda had been diagnosed with the virus after travelling to an area with an outbreak ...
DATE: Aug 24, 2016
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Health
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda tourism may have had a small boost this year as a result of the outbreak of the Zika virus.
Speaking yesterday, Glenn Jones of the Bermuda Tourism Authority said that there had been a “noticeable spike” in business interest this summer as tra...
DATE: Aug 24, 2016
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Tourism
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A monument to the island’s Olympic athletes could be erected in Hamilton this autumn, according to a planning application.
The “Wall of Fame”, proposed by the Bermuda Olympic Association, would be placed west of the front entrance to City Hall.
Accor...
DATE: Aug 24, 2016
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Seniors have paid tribute to the late entertainer Jean Howes, who passed away last week at the age of 90.
Fredrick Hassell of the Bermuda Senior Islanders’ Centre said: “We’re going to miss Jean performing Country and Western foot-stomping songs, and...
DATE: Aug 23, 2016
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The trial of a Jamaican man charged with importing cocaine is set to begin in the Supreme Court this week.
Tyrone Brown, 30, has denied charges of bringing in almost 900g of the controlled drug in an incident on April 18.
Proceedings began yesterday ...
DATE: Aug 23, 2016
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes