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A research paper by two Bermuda College staff members on public attitudes to the 35th America’s Cup looks set for international recognition.
Institutional researcher Cordell Riley and senior lecturer Shawn De Shields interviewed 650 island residents ...
DATE: Mar 22, 2016
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IT company Logic is to be technical supplier to America’s Cup team Artemis.
The firm has been appointed by the Swedish challengers in next year’s sailing event.
Richard Lau, the chief technology officer at Logic, said: “Our technology and expertise w...
DATE: Mar 11, 2016
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A draft report highlighting the extent of environmental studies needed for Dockyard’s South Basin project has been released to the public.
The Environmental Scoping Report, by Bermuda Environmental Consulting, notes several areas of potential impact ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series event held in October generated an estimated $8.6 million — some $6.9 million more than projected — in economic activity according to an impact study.
Minister for Economic Development Grant Gibbons said t...
DATE: Feb 26, 2016
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Sarah Lagan
Funding for some proposed projects at Dockyard has fallen through, leaving Wedco looking for a new way forward.
Joanna Cranfield, Wedco’s business development manager, said that plans to erect two prefabricated buildings had been placed on hold due t...
DATE: Feb 24, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Fears have been raised about the ability of buses and ferries to service people during the America’s Cup, according to the minutes from a series of stakeholder meetings.
They detail concerns and suggestions from a number of public and private bodies ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A huge cargo of steel piles has been unloaded in Dockyard as part of the South Basin project.
The piles will be drilled into the seabed to secure the reclaimed land that will form the foundations of the America’s Cup village.
The steelwork arrived in...
DATE: Feb 16, 2016
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Tourism stakeholders have been given an insider’s view of some of the activities, projects and benefits that the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup is bringing to Bermuda.
Peter Rusch, the America’s Cup Event Authority and Oracle Team USA public relations ...
DATE: Feb 15, 2016
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The Government has spent more than $14 million on the America’s Cup as of the end of 2015, according to recently released figures.
In response to questions by the Progressive Labour Party, economic development minister Grant Gibbons said the total op...
DATE: Feb 15, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda is to host an international tall ships festival next year, according to the group Tall Ships Bermuda.
It has been hailed as a historic event, given that the Island will be hosting the America’s Cup at the same time.
The organisation issued a ...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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