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Bermuda has been named the best island in the Caribbean and Atlantic by readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine.
And the Island's Reefs hotel has been voted the third best resort in the Atlantic in the same survey.
The results, based on an independen...
DATE: Oct 17, 2008
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Critical financial issues will come under scrutiny when the Island's newly appointed Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) meets this weekend.
Premier Ewart Brown is convening the council at a dinner meeting this evening and a day-long session of roundt...
DATE: Oct 17, 2008
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A committee is still considering whether to replace or redesign the Bermuda School Certificate, the Ministry of Education said yesterday.
A spokesman told The Royal Gazette that a working group set up last year to look at the BSC — the qualification ...
DATE: Oct 17, 2008
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Angry St. David's Islanders last night demanded a greater police presence in their community in the wake of last month's alleged double murder.
A public meeting at Clearwater Middle School revealed the level of shock and fear among residents followin...
DATE: Oct 17, 2008
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Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons last night urged Government to urgently replace or redesign the "substandard" Bermuda School Certificate.
The Opposition MP spoke out a day after Labour and Immigration Minister David Burch told Rotarians he wa...
DATE: Oct 16, 2008
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People can protect themselves against influenza this winter by taking advantage of the Department of Health's Flu Express programme.
The service visits sites around the Island offering the flu vaccine to adults and seniors and anyone who has had the ...
DATE: Oct 16, 2008
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Hundreds of nursery and primary school students will watch animated short movies from around the world today and tomorrow as part of the BIFF Kids Film Festival.
More than 650 youngsters will attend the Big Toons programme at the Tradewinds Auditoriu...
DATE: Oct 16, 2008
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A new website, an open house and an empowering evening walk are three of the ways the Women's Resource Centre is marking international Domestic Violence Awareness Month during October.
The charity has coincided the launch of its revamped website with...
DATE: Oct 15, 2008
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Shoppers are buying less in local stores and spending more overseas, according to a Government report released yesterday.
The Retail Sales Index for August shows that the volume of retail sales fell by 2.6 percent while spending by residents abroad i...
DATE: Oct 15, 2008
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Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert yesterday accused Continental Airlines of "disrespect" over the way it has handled the axing of 13 jobs on the Island.
Mr. Furbert said at a press conference that the union would be encouraging its mem...
DATE: Oct 08, 2008
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