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Senator Michael Fahy has hailed a 90 per cent rise in visitors to the island last November compared to the same month the previous year.
Stephen Todd, the president of the Bermuda Hotel Association, echoed the tourism minister’s sentiments, saying th...
DATE: Jan 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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The decision to refuse the Reverend Nicholas Tweed’s work permit is final, Michael Dunkley said last night as he welcomed the end of three days of industrial action and unrest.
Meanwhile, Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister of Home Affairs, categor...
DATE: Jan 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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The Bermuda Industrial Union needs to deal with “in-house” issues, president Chris Furbert conceded as he spoke at the end of a lengthy meeting yesterday.
Mr Furbert said the four-hour session at the BIU headquarters was “a much needed meeting”, tell...
DATE: Jan 06, 2017
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Other
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Jamahl Simmons has said the Progressive Labour Party will continue to support the America’s Cup to ensure that it benefits all Bermudians.
The shadow tourism minister’s afternoon statement initially distanced the Opposition from the stance taken by t...
DATE: Jan 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to build a new St Regis hotel in St George’s — which would boost tourism and provide jobs — have been approved.
The development, which will overlook Gates Bay, will feature a 122-key resort with 97 hotel rooms and 25 suites, as well as a casino...
DATE: Jan 05, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Michael Dunkley has questioned the motives of those protesting against the refusal of a work permit application, highlighting that the unions agreed to existing immigration policy after broad consultation. “What has changed?” the Premier asked, with ...
DATE: Jan 05, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Insulting attacks “will not end well” for detractors of the People’s Campaign, warned union leader Jason Hayward, who said a false narrative had unfairly blamed protesters for dividing the country and inciting a “clash”.
The president of the Bermuda ...
DATE: Jan 05, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Torrential rain wreaked havoc on the island’s roads yesterday with widespread flooding causing significant damage to the airport and making areas no-go zones.
The severe downpours caused ceilings to fall in and water to cascade through light fixtures...
DATE: Jan 05, 2017
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Other
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A pair of Canadian nationals have been charged with smuggling the controlled drug fentanyl to the island.
Jacqueline Robinson, 25, from Courtice, Ontario, and Craig Lawrence, 35, from Markham, Ontario, were both charged with conspiring to import the ...
DATE: Jan 05, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda High School for Girls has shared further incriminating details with parents about the teacher who was removed from the institution for falsifying his credentials, references and employment records. The school’s principal, Linda Parker, descri...
DATE: Jan 05, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan