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The Media Council of Bermuda’s new executive officer has been named as Don Burgess.
Mr Burgess, the former deputy editor of The Bermuda Sun, will handle unresolved disputes with media outlets in his new post.
He succeeds Jeremy Deacon, who took on t...
DATE: Oct 06, 2016
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Bermuda Red Cross has partnered with KFC for a Halloween promotion for a second year running.
The restaurant is selling voucher booklets entitling children under the age of 12 to a free treat and 100 per cent of the proceeds will go to the registere...
DATE: Oct 06, 2016
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A sitting of the Public Accounts Committee looking into the proposed redevelopment of the LF Wade International Airport has been postponed for one week, after a request from the Ministry of Finance.
The group, initially scheduled to meet this afterno...
DATE: Oct 06, 2016
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The Continental Society’s next fundraising event later this month should be a sure bet.
Casino Royale — a night of gambling, games and entertainment at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute — is aiming to raise funds for the charity’s educatio...
DATE: Oct 06, 2016
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Final touches have been applied to Sunday’s first-ever Bermuda Food Truck Festival with Bermuda Tourism Authority making a few tweaks after receiving feedback from stakeholders in the local tourism industry.
Hotel concierges have requested that a hea...
DATE: Oct 06, 2016
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A Hamilton Parish resident was treated to a royal surprise on her visit to Yukon last week, when she bumped into Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Olivia de Frias and her friend Susan booked their holiday in springtime to Whitehorse, the Canadian t...
DATE: Oct 05, 2016
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A controversial contract with an overseas consultancy, which was approved by Cabinet during Ewart Brown’s tenure as Premier and Minister of Tourism, came under the spotlight yesterday at the Commission of Inquiry.
The $1.7 million deal with Atlanta-b...
DATE: Oct 05, 2016
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Sam Strangeways
No one ever said cowboy life was easy — what with the pistol duels, crooked sheriffs and giant mechanical spiders (see Wild Wild West — or, more appropriately, don’t).
And, as shown in the Bermuda-bound documentary Becoming Bulletproof, matters can b...
DATE: Oct 05, 2016
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Senator Vic Ball made no mention of his father having a 50 per cent stake in a company he recommended for a $1.4 million government project, the Commission of Inquiry heard yesterday.
Mr Ball, who joined the Upper House in November 2014 under the One...
DATE: Oct 05, 2016
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Sarah Lagan
A senior civil servant told the Commission of Inquiry yesterday how a “weakness” existed when it came to checking that government contracts were put out to tender and Cabinet approval was given before public funds were spent.
Thomasina Hassell, chief...
DATE: Oct 05, 2016
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