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The Bermuda Tourism Authority is to launch a new training programme to raise standards of service and encourage Bermudians into the industry.
Tracy Berkeley, the BTA’s interim chief executive said inconsistent standards of services were “an elephant ...
DATE: Aug 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
DNA taken from a knife found at the scene of a break-in would have been nearly impossible to fabricate or confuse, a Canadian scientist told the Supreme Court.
Stefan Salo, a forensic biologist, said that a sample swab taken from defendant, Zywonde L...
DATE: Aug 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A dozen runaway cows broke from their enclosure and ended up on the beach and golf course at St Regis hotel on Monday.
Photographs and videos have emerged on social media of the cattle bathing in the crystal clear waters of St Catherine’s Beach and m...
DATE: Aug 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Work on the St George’s Marina project is under way, with the goal of the first phase being completed before next spring.
Mark Soares of Bermuda Yacht Services said yesterday that while the project was still in its early goings, work was proceeding w...
DATE: Aug 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The public has been warned against releasing pets into the wild after reports of several guinea pigs being dumped at Spittal Pond Nature Reserve.
A spokesman for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said: “While guinea pigs are trendy ...
DATE: Aug 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A government awards scheme for high-flying students has gone to an architect training for a career in public service.
Danielle Foote, who is enrolled on a bachelor’s degree programme in architecture at the Savannah College of Art and Design, is the ...
DATE: Aug 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermudian performers will take to the spotlight this weekend as the Made in Bermuda Nights event series returns after a two-year hiatus.
The event series – a collaboration between the Bermuda Tourism Authority and PinkSand Entertainment – is intended...
DATE: Aug 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda National Trust has raised concerns about potential disturbance of graves at a Southampton church after work was carried out in the graveyard without planning permission.
Earlier this summer, St Anne’s Church sought retroactive planning ap...
DATE: Aug 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two men were each banned from the roads for 18 months yesterday after pleading guilty to drink-driving.
Senior magistrate Maxanne Anderson heard that police stopped Ruben Amante, 63, from Pembroke, on South Road in Paget shortly after 11pm on Sunda...
DATE: Aug 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Harbour Nights in Hamilton has been called off this evening because of the likely bad weather.
The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce said the Bermuda Weather Service had forecast rain and increased winds for this evening.
The shopping and entertainment eve...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell