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Rosewood Tucker’s Point has been awarded the 2016 Forbes Travel Guide four-star award for the first time, the hotel reported this afternoon.
Paul Telford, the managing director, called it a “great achievement” for the Island as well, as Rosewood Tuck...
DATE: Feb 22, 2016
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Tourism
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A trio of talented pooches from the Bermuda Kennel Club are heading to the world’s largest dog show in Britain next month.
After qualifying through the 2015 Bermuda Dog Shows, the candidates will represent the island at the 125th annual Crufts, takin...
DATE: Feb 22, 2016
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A driver was arrested early this morning after a high-speed chase.
According to a police spokesman, the chase took place at about 1am through northern parts of the City of Hamilton and parts of Devonshire before ending at the junction of Store Hill ...
DATE: Feb 21, 2016
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A disturbance in the early hours of Saturday resulted in police being called to a club on the corner of Court and Angle Street.
Officers found that three men had been ejected from the club by security after an altercation.
Outside, two of the men wer...
DATE: Feb 21, 2016
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Bermuda Poultry Fanciers Show. (Photographs by Akil Simmons)
DATE: Feb 20, 2016
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After a $6 million overspend on last year’s financial assistance allocation, the Bermuda Government has significantly upped its initial estimate for 2016-17.
Finance minister Bob Richards unveiled his Budget yesterday, setting aside $50.1 million tow...
DATE: Feb 20, 2016
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Politics
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The Bermuda Tourism Authority has been given a $1 million boost.
While the BTA was allotted a total of $21.7 million in last year’s Budget, that figure has been increased to $22.7 million.
The Government has also doubled the Tourism Authority Fee, wh...
DATE: Feb 20, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Government’s move to hike up payroll tax has been branded “baffling” by the Bermuda Public Services Union, as the tax regime is already tilted against lower income workers.
Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, conceded the imbalance dur...
DATE: Feb 20, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The budget for the Ministry of Education has been reduced by $2.23 million for the financial year ahead.
Projected spending on education for 2016 to 2017 is $124.9 million, less than the forecast for the previous year according to the 2016 budget del...
DATE: Feb 20, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The budget for the Bermuda Police Service has been increased marginally by Bob Richards, the finance minister, for the next financial year.
For 2015-16, the police budget was initially set at $64,423,000, but that forecast has been revised to $64,487...
DATE: Feb 20, 2016
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Politics
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