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Entrepreneurs have launched a campaign urging residents to end Bermuda’s ban on casinos.
Spinning Wheel managing director Steve Simons says gaming would be a shot in the arm for the economy and tourism industry, while helping alleviate unemployment p...
DATE: Aug 30, 2012
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Motorists faced disruption after a giant hole opened up on Reid Street yesterday afternoon.
Workmen were at the road for several hours to investigate and repair damage to the surface spotted at about 4pm, leading to traffic diversions.
According to S...
DATE: Aug 29, 2012
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Bermuda’s solid relationship with Washington should counter fears it could suffer in a crackdown on tax havens, departing Consul General Grace Shelton said yesterday.
Ms Shelton said she’s witnessed ties with United States leaders strengthen during h...
DATE: Aug 29, 2012
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Warwick Academy students recorded an 86 percent pass rate in their IGCSEs this summer.
Forty-two out of 49 Year 11 students achieved five or more passes at Grade A* to C, according to a statement from the school released yesterday.
The success rate i...
DATE: Aug 28, 2012
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Education
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Tim Smith
Saltus Grammar School students scored an 89 percent pass rate in the latest GCSE results — up from 84 percent last year.
The figures — which represent Year 11 students who achieved five or more passes at Grades A* to C — pleased headteacher Ted Staun...
DATE: Aug 27, 2012
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Education
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Visitor arrivals fell by one percent for the second quarter of 2012, after a large dip in convention business tourists.
About 240,000 visitors came to Bermuda in April, May and June this year, down from 243,000 in the corresponding period of 2011.
An...
DATE: Aug 25, 2012
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And Mr Dunstan urged potential workers to make sure they help themselves as he revealed half didn’t even turn up for interviews as part of a programme to find jobs for masons.
Mr Dunstan, the Construction Association of Bermuda president, said there ...
DATE: Aug 24, 2012
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Tim Smith
Health Minister Zane DeSilva yesterday urged construction workers to start preparing for potentially even leaner times with the hospital redevelopment project entering its latter stages.
The Minister — the president of Island Construction — also call...
DATE: Aug 23, 2012
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Energy boss Walter Higgins advised families to be frugal with their electricity as he warned it could take years to provide a more efficient supply for Bermuda.
But he rejected suggestions rising bills mean bigger profits for Belco, claiming prices a...
DATE: Aug 23, 2012
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A handful of elite construction firms are enjoying rich pickings while the rest face a scrap to survive, according to construction boss Alex DeCouto.
He urged Government to take major risks to reignite the tourism industry before numerous smaller com...
DATE: Aug 22, 2012
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