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The Government has moved in the right direction to tackle a backlog of audits of public sector organisations, the Premier has said.
David Burt admitted that there was still a large number of audits behind schedule – but that the number had fallen.
He...
DATE: Aug 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The tourism industry is “trending in the right direction” despite low visitor arrival numbers, hoteliers said yesterday.
Stephen Todd, the chief executive officer of the Bermuda Hotel Association, said it had been “anticipated” that there would be a ...
DATE: Aug 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Cannabis plants destined for sale on the island’s streets have been seized by police in the East End.
A police spokesman said yesterday that officers found the drugs at an undisclosed location during “an exercise in the eastern parishes”.
He added: “...
DATE: Aug 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An insurance company chief executive who built his firm into a major player discovered his calling after he landed a job at the island’s weather service.
John Sainsbury became chief executive officer and managing director of the Argus Group in 1981 ...
DATE: Aug 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
One year after it was formed, Bermuda is Love is holding its first event since it marked its first anniversary. Sekou Hendrickson spoke to Aaron Crichlow, one of its founders, about how the group has grown.
Aaron Crichlow found again and again t...
DATE: Aug 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A Bermuda-based Nasa station helped track a rocket launch to deliver vital supplies to the crew of the International Space Station.
The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, which carried 8,200 pounds of equipment, passed over the island on Tuesday from i...
DATE: Aug 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Two local sports clubs are set to get a financial boost thanks to the Clubhouse 25 Bar and Lounge.
The concession, located at the Ocean View Golf Course, has committed to supporting the Wolves Football Club and Flatts Victoria Cricket Club by adding ...
DATE: Aug 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The hard-hit taxi industry should get a tax concession from the Government, a former senator has said.
Dwayne Robinson, an ex-OBA member of the Upper House, said the $1,000 payroll tax that drivers have to pay was “a nail in the coffin” that had hamp...
DATE: Aug 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Pembroke man has been fined $800 and banned from the roads for 18 months after leading police on a chase around the streets of Hamilton.
Aaron Albuoy, 37, admitted in Magistrates’ Court to driving dangerously on July 29.
The court heard that at 10a...
DATE: Aug 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An international golf tournament has donated $100,000 to a Bermudian charitable foundation, it was announced today.
The PGA Tour Bermuda Championship, the island's first official PGA tournament, gave the cash to the Bermuda Foundation, known as the B...
DATE: Aug 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
