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The make-up of the new body tasked with preparing Bermuda for the 2017 America’s Cup has been revealed by Grant Gibbons, the Minister for Economic Development.
Dr Gibbons said that America’s Cup Bermuda Ltd (ACBDA) would be funded by an annual govern...
DATE: Jan 20, 2015
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Event
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Two men jailed for a foiled plot to import more than $700,000 of heroin have lost an appeal against their convictions.
Lorenzo Lottimore, 34, and Craig Hatherley, 29, were found guilty in 2012 of conspiring with others to import almost 400 grams of d...
DATE: Jan 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bill Hanbury, the chief executive officer of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, said it was unrealistic to expect to reverse declining visitor numbers overnight after the latest figures showed a continuing downward trend.
Mr Hanbury’s comments came ahead...
DATE: Jan 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
“Paying it forward” is a concept one local firm hopes others will emulate after the furniture and clothing store Orange Bay Company handed over $5,000 to the social help agency Family Centre yesterday.
It was one of the first donations received by th...
DATE: Jan 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hotel bosses have defended a job advert that sparked an angry response from the Progressive Labour Party.
The advert for a bar chef “to develop a new cocktail menu” appeared in last week’s Royal Gazette and stated: “This is a non-paid position in ex...
DATE: Jan 20, 2015
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Other
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The National Museum has been rated the second most popular museum in the Caribbean area by TripAdvisor.
The museum in Dockyard was ranked second behind the National Museum of Beautiful Arts in Cuba in the 2014 Traveller’s Choice Awards.
Masterworks ...
DATE: Jan 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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All Corporation of Hamilton council and committee meetings have been cancelled until March, Mayor Graeme Outerbridge announced today.
A spokesman for the corporation said that the decision was made after some members failed to comply with the Code o...
DATE: Jan 20, 2015
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Other
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A local charity will be teaming up with a worldwide organisation this summer to build homes for families in need.
The Bermuda Overseas Missions (BOM) and Habitat for Humanity are planning to construct ten houses in a rural village in Malawi, East Af...
DATE: Jan 20, 2015
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Other
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The flu season in the United States has been a severe one, with infection rates at “alert levels”, but local influenza reports to date have been in line with recent years, according to the Department of Health.
A spokeswoman said there had been minim...
DATE: Jan 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Progressive Labour Party is inviting east-enders to a town hall meeting this week to discuss education on the Island.
During the meeting, described as the first stop on the “Education Listening Tour”, the party will discuss its plan for education...
DATE: Jan 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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