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Charles Jeffers II, CEO of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, has left the BTA after just over a year in the post, it was announced yesterday.
A statement from a BTA spokeswoman said that Tracy Berkeley, the body’s chief administration officer, has been ...
DATE: Jun 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tourism businesses have been told to brace for thousands of visitors as the Bermuda Tourism Authority predicts a strong summer season.
Charles Jeffers II, the BTA’s chief executive officer, said that hotels were almost sold out for the return of the ...
DATE: Apr 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Imagine a Cup Match, Bermuda Day or National Heroes Weekend where virtually no waste was created that could not be reused, recycled or composted.
All trash cans at the events would be separated for the depositing of different types of materials, the...
DATE: Mar 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Almost 50 non-profit organisations have been given a share of a $646,000 windfall from the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.
Organisers ran a “Birdies for Charity” programme at the PGA Tour event where sponsors matched fundraising efforts made by par...
DATE: Feb 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda’s football icon Nahki Wells has taken to Zoom to inspire children enrolled on the mentoring programme Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bermuda.
Mr Wells, a striker with Sky Bet Championship club Bristol City, was the first to participate in the c...
DATE: Jan 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A veteran St George’s firefighter nicknamed “Captain Smokes” also ran a popular East End hardware store and sailed several times in the Newport Bermuda Race.
His family said Robert Oatley, who died earlier this month, was “a St George’s man through a...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A plan by a global media company to bring dozens of young entrepreneurs to Bermuda is expected to go ahead this year after it was scrapped in 2021.
A notice published in the Official Gazette
said the Bermuda Tourism Authority had signed a $27...
DATE: Jan 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s first Olympic gold medal winner said it felt “surreal and special” to be made a Dame in the latest New Year’s Honours.
Flora Duffy, OBE, said she was surprised to be told that she would be recognised as Dame Commander of the British Empire ...
DATE: Jan 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s Olympic hero Flora Duffy has been made a Dame in the New Year’s Honours.
Ms Duffy, OBE, who struck gold in Tokyo as she triumphed in the triathlon putting Bermuda on the world stage, was recognised as Dame Commander of the British Empire fo...
DATE: Jan 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Legislation likely to give police wider powers in line with England and Wales when dealing with marches and static protests is “being considered”, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Antoine Daniels, the Assistant Commissioner of Police, said the potential...
DATE: Dec 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
