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Tourism Minister Ewart Brown has defended his decision to use the Internet search engine Expedia as the main booking agent on the Government?s tourism website.
The Deputy Premier was criticised by hoteliers and Shadow Tourism Minister David Dodwell f...
DATE: Feb 23, 2006
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Two scholarship schemes aimed at giving more Bermudians a chance at higher education were launched yesterday. Education Minister Terry Lister unveiled the National Training Board (NTB) initiatives at a press conference at the Cabinet Office.
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DATE: Feb 23, 2006
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Young people in Bermuda are not getting the appreciation they deserve, a Minister has claimed.
Youth Minister Dale Butler told a public PLP meeting in Warwick that Bermudians found it difficult to give praise and that that needed to change.
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DATE: Feb 23, 2006
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Deputy Premier Ewart Brown launched a tirade against the media at a public meeting, declaring he would no longer be answering ?plantation questions? from the Press.
The unprompted blast ? during which Dr. Brown accused journalists of being ?sometimes...
DATE: Feb 22, 2006
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All but one of Bermuda?s North American tourism offices were closed because they were not helping to sell the Island, Tourism Minister Ewart Brown told a public meeting.
The Deputy Premier said on Monday night that the Government could see no reason ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2006
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An accountant from Bermuda has helped to rebuild homes in New Orleans for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Sue Kovacs, 33, of Hamilton Parish, travelled to Louisiana alone earlier this month to work on a housing project run by charity Habitat for Humani...
DATE: Feb 21, 2006
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Television bosses were last night trying to find out why cable viewers in Bermuda were unable to access the BBC World channel over the weekend.
Anecdotal reports suggested that the station was unavailable on both Saturday and yesterday to viewers. Th...
DATE: Feb 20, 2006
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Volunteers spent hours picking up litter from Devon Spring Road at the weekend.
Members of Keep Bermuda Beautiful (KBB) met on Saturday morning to carry out the clean-up.
They collected 1.04 tons of trash from the roadside and the bushes, which was l...
DATE: Feb 20, 2006
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A charity claims to be carrying out the first-ever study of the state of homes in Bermuda.
The Island's branch of Habitat for Humanity says Government has never properly assessed the condition of housing so it is conducting its own comprehensive stud...
DATE: Feb 20, 2006
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To the casual observer, there might seem nothing unusual about cruise ship passenger Lewis Dunkerley?s black and grey tweed jacket.
As the 71-year-old embarked from the Black Prince in Hamilton?s Front Street last Wedesday morning, no one could have ...
DATE: Feb 20, 2006
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