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A total of five firms tendered for the redevelopment of the Club Med site in St George’s, MPs have heard.
But Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell declined to name the losing finalist in a contest which saw the field whittled down to two before the Venez...
DATE: Jun 17, 2014
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Family of the late ocean explorer Teddy Tucker are inviting the public to pay tribute by donating to a scholarship fund established in Mr Tucker’s name.
Mr Tucker, who gained international recognition for his research in Bermuda’s waters, died last w...
DATE: Jun 17, 2014
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No project management firm was hired by the Tourism Ministry to help set up the new Bermuda Tourism Authority, Minister Shawn Crockwell said on Friday.
Mr Crockwell explained that the Ministry set up an executive steering committee for the authority ...
DATE: Jun 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Progressive Labour Party leader Marc Bean has been accused of “hiding behind parliamentary privilege and lying about people” by Independent MP Terry Lister.
The two men traded veiled barbs during an often boisterous debate in the House on random drug...
DATE: Jun 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A construction worker led a small demonstration to the House of Assembly on Friday to protect Bermudian jobs.
Shawn Dill, formerly employed at the new hospital building project, called for tighter immigration laws to increase opportunities for Bermud...
DATE: Jun 17, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A 20-year-old athlete is to go on trial for attempted murder.
Blaine Simmons, a Carifta Games sprinter, denies shooting Lo’Torean Durrant on March 19 last year.
Mr Simmons appeared in Supreme Court and Judge Charles-Etta Simmons set a provisional t...
DATE: Jun 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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The Department of Social Insurance apologised for a delay in pension payments for some members of the public, saying the issue will be rectified this afternoon.
A spokesman for the Department of Social Insurance yesterday stressed that the only pensi...
DATE: Jun 17, 2014
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Two men on a motorcycle opened fire on a jet ski attempting to dock last night at Darrell’s Wharf, Warwick, according to police.
A police spokesman said that officers responded to a firearms incident shortly after 8pm.
He said: “It appears that the t...
DATE: Jun 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The runner-up developer in the shortlist to build a new resort on the former Club Med site at the east end will be named by Government when the 120-day negotiating period draws to a close.
Tourism and Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell said the unsuc...
DATE: Jun 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Dion Ford was named the 2014 Father of the Year at a Tribute to Fathers event held during the weekend by Gina Spence Productions.
Mr Ford was selected based on a story written by his seven-year-old daughter, Zariyah Daniels Ford, who described her fa...
DATE: Jun 17, 2014
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