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MPs yesterday paid tribute to late trade unionist Glen Simmons as a warrior for social justice.
Jason Hayward, a former president of the Bermuda Public Service Union, said Mr Simmons was always on the front line when issues of social justice were on ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A focus on entertainment and short-term events could help to boost the island’s economy, MPs heard.
Zane DeSilva, the tourism and transport minister, said Bermuda’s musicians would soon be “put back to work”.
During an economic debate in the House of...
DATE: Mar 01, 2020
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Politics
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A Bermudian university student at a top US university has made the Dean’s List for the third semester in a row.
Halle Teart, 19, who is studying sociology and Africana studies at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, said her support network back ho...
DATE: Feb 27, 2020
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International sporting events have put Bermuda in the spotlight, and money into island tills, the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s chief executive said.
Kevin Dallas said that MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda may have generated less buzz on the island bec...
DATE: Dec 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre received an $11,500 boost thanks to a Birdies For Bermuda sponsorship scheme.
Goslings International, an arm of the rum firm, donated $500 for every birdie scored by a Bermudian at the PGA Tour Bermuda Championship at...
DATE: Nov 28, 2019
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Tourist air arrivals have dropped 6 per cent compared with the same time last year, but spending in the sector went up, figures from the Bermuda Tourism Authority revealed yesterday.
Reduced capacity and storms were thought to have affected the numbe...
DATE: Nov 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A survivor of Hurricane Irma’s hit on the British Virgin Islands will today discuss how small islands can tackle an increased threat from major storms.
Angela Burnett experienced first-hand the devastation of the Sepember 6, 2017 Category 5 hurricane...
DATE: Oct 30, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Former New York mayor and part-time Bermuda resident Michael Bloomberg was unveiled last night as the keynote speaker for the Bermuda Climate Risk Forum this month.
A Bermuda Tourism Authority spokeswoman said Mr Bloomberg will kick off the forum at ...
DATE: Oct 18, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tourism minister Zane DeSilva championed efforts to tap into the superyacht industry as he spoke at the Bermuda Tourism Summit at the Fairmont Southampton.
Mr DeSilva’s comments are copied below and are also in the PDF under “Related Media”.
Thank y...
DATE: Oct 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Ministry of Public Works advises motorists that the Southampton Railway Trail, from George’s Bay Road to Tribe Road No 5, will be made one-way from Monday, 28th October to Sunday, 3rd November, 2019.
This one-way system is being implemented to a...
DATE: Oct 16, 2019
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Press Release