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October was shaping up to be the best month of the year for Bermuda Island Cruises (BIC).
But that all changed with the September 11 terror attacks on the United States. Now, says company president Derek Morris, with several companies cancelling book...
DATE: Sep 24, 2001
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Gusts up to 37 knots and robust showers continued to batter the Island intermittently last night as Humberto strengthened to hurricane force and made its way slowly northwards.
Humberto is expected to maintain its hurricane status while moving north ...
DATE: Sep 24, 2001
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Government should trim its spending and look at deferring some capital projects as part of long-term contingency planning in response to potential economic fallout of the September 11 attacks on the United States, says shadow finance minister Dr. Gra...
DATE: Sep 24, 2001
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Chairman of Bermuda College Jan Spiring last night said new student targets are soon to be announced with the first addressing the poor attrition rate - which currently stands at 50 percent.
He promises that faculty and support staff would be account...
DATE: Sep 22, 2001
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Ticket holders for the cancelled Jazzfest began receiving their refunds yesterday. The Music Box owner Eddie de Mello told The Royal Gazette that he started giving the refunds late yesterday afternoon after receiving funds from New York based promote...
DATE: Sep 22, 2001
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The British Overseas Territories may formally declare their support for the US declared war against terrorism at a meeting with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office next week and discuss their responses to the impact of last week's attacks on the US.
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DATE: Sep 22, 2001
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For Lee Heiman, president of Track Entertainment, which produces and promotes the annual Bermuda Jazz Festival, the terror unleashed upon his hometown New York City last week was not all he had to endure.
The promoter says he was threatened with bein...
DATE: Sep 22, 2001
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Bermuda is offering a free holiday for 100 of the "heroes of New York" involved in the rescue operation at the World Trade Center, Tourism Minister David Allen revealed yesterday.
Mr. Allen said a letter had been sent this week to New York Mayor Rudo...
DATE: Sep 22, 2001
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Tourism Minister David Allen admitted yesterday it would "not be a total shock" if the Island loses some flights from the US because of the current terrorist crisis, but he is confident that services will continue from the US gateways cities.
He reve...
DATE: Sep 21, 2001
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Bermuda could benefit from group bookings relocating to the Island from more dangerous parts of the world in the light of the current terrorist crisis, Tourism Minister David Allen said yesterday.
He said the Island had received a "lot of inquiries" ...
DATE: Sep 21, 2001
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