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A Bermudian piano teacher who married Ugandan royalty has died.
Ada Nyabongo was just three days short of her 94th birthday when she died on March 26.
Born in Bermuda to Harold and Naomi Paynter, but brought up in Brooklyn, New York, Dr Nyabongo earn...
DATE: Apr 03, 2020
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The Premier has denied that the Government wanted to clip the wings of the island’s tourism authority.
He was speaking after Kevin Dallas, the Bermuda Tourism Authority chief, stood down last month just after Zane DeSilva, the tourism minister, warne...
DATE: Mar 10, 2020
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An Opposition politician claimed that the “wheels are off” the island’s tourism organisation after its chief executive quit the job.
Leah Scott added that the results produced by the Bermuda Tourism Authority proved Kevin Dallas had the expertise to ...
DATE: Feb 28, 2020
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The chief executive of the Bermuda Tourism Authority is to quit the job tomorrow, it was announced yesterday.
Kevin Dallas will step down after three years in the post — over which the island notched up record numbers of visitors.
However, the move w...
DATE: Feb 27, 2020
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
“Changes are coming”, potentially at the board level, for the island’s independent tourism overseer, Zane DeSilva warned the House of Assembly on Friday night.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority was blasted for its 2019 statistics showing record tourism n...
DATE: Feb 17, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Many seniors have fears about their financial security, Bermuda’s newest senator said yesterday.
Ianthia Simmons-Wade explained that older island residents were worried that they may not be able to live off their savings and pensions with a rising c...
DATE: Feb 13, 2020
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A top barrister involved in some of Britain’s most prominent child protection cases has praised the Government for its appointment of a litigation guardians panel.
Cyrus Larizadeh QC, who visited the island twice last year to talk to members of the B...
DATE: Jan 20, 2020
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An education programme designed for schoolchildren with autism has proved a hit after just four months.
One parent said his son was in the “right setting” to deal with the problems he faced. Amir Mizrachy, whose son attends the Growing Connections pr...
DATE: Jan 10, 2020
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In an era when Bermuda politics was often dominated by divisive rhetoric, Walton Brown retained a rare cross-party respect.
The sudden death of the former home affairs minister sparked sadness across the country.
Mr Brown, 59, who was found dead in h...
DATE: Jan 10, 2020
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Fears were raised yesterday about whether a new panel of litigation guardians is independent from the Government.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, set up the board last month.
She appointed five qualified social...
DATE: Jan 09, 2020
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