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The widow of world-famous author and ocean conservationist Peter Benchley will fly to Bermuda tomorrow to comfort the widow of sea legend Teddy Tucker.
Wendy Benchley, who carried on her husband’s work in protecting the seas, said she will fly from t...
DATE: Jun 11, 2014
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A US comic who branded Bermuda “a tax loophole masquerading as a country” has been blasted by the Island’s business sector.
Real Time host Bill Maher launched his attack on the Island on his top-rated show after a report on offshore jurisdictions was...
DATE: Jun 11, 2014
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David Kendell has been appointed Director of the Department of Health.
David Kendell, the former Chief Environmental Health Officer, is the first to occupy the post, which was created last year after a reshuffle in departmental responsibilities.
“I l...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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Health
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Two US surgeons are to speak at a special dinner for doctors in Bermuda.
Bermuda-born Dr Duane Pitt, president of the Desert Institute for Spine Disorder and the International Surgical Foundation in Arizona, and the Lahey Clinic of Massachusetts’ Dr ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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Health
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
An Electoral Commission could settle arguments over whether election candidates’ are eligible to take their seats in Parliament, a civil liberties group said last night.
And the Centre for Justice pledged to draw up a list of proposals to restructure...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A Government MP should not be sitting in the House, Opposition MP Walton Brown has said.
Mr Brown said that — according to legal opinion — One Bermuda Alliance backbencher Jeff Sousa should be disqualified due to a failure to disclose Government cont...
DATE: Jun 09, 2014
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Politics
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A young Bermudian chef has set taste buds tingling with his secret recipe for seasoning.
Now bottles of Michiko Campbell’s Chiko’s Smokey Rub is flying off the shelves — boosted by a debut appearance at last week’s Harbour Nights.
Mr Campbell said he...
DATE: Jun 09, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The struggling construction industry is to get a shot in the arm with a payroll tax concession, Premier Michael Dunkley announced tonight.
“Since 2009, we have lost more than 1,200 jobs in this important sector — an unacceptable loss of work and oppo...
DATE: Jun 09, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The water off Bermuda’s beaches remain clean, Government said last night.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Health said that regular monitoring at beaches so far this year had found no pollution problems.
Beaches checked include tourist magnets lik...
DATE: Jun 07, 2014
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Environment
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda’s Masterworks art gallery has won a prestige award from the world’s biggest travel site.
The Botanical Gardens museum of Bermuda art picked up the award for excellence from TripAdvisor, which honours tourist attractions based on customer revi...
DATE: Jun 06, 2014
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Tourism
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
