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The Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) has pledged to publicise a broad range of data on the Island’s tourism performance.
Information will include hotel revenues, according to the organisation’s new chief executive officer Bill Hanbury, who said the gr...
DATE: Feb 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The introduction of casinos could help Bermuda shake off its image as an “unexciting” tourism destination, according to Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell.
Describing Government plans to legalise gaming as a “gargantuan” step that would redefine Bermud...
DATE: Feb 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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A minibus van which dramatically burst into flames on a main road on Sunday was a Prison Services vehicle carrying six people.
The van was being driven along North Shore Road, in Hamilton Parish, when it began to smoke, according to Leonard Davis, of...
DATE: Feb 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government Senator Nalton Brangman has described Opposition leader Marc Bean as the “real culprit” for the desecration of historic tombstones at Tucker’s Point.
Mr Bean was Environment Minister during 2012 when Ombudsman Arlene Brock recommended that...
DATE: Feb 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Police have reported a surge in daytime burglaries across several parishes, with brazen thieves targeting homes that contain jewellery and electronic items.
Police say the increase in break-ins have been noticeable in Pembroke, Paget, Warwick and Ham...
DATE: Feb 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Motorists charged with using a hand-held device while driving — when actually using a hands-free device — are being “victimised” by the courts, according lawyer Rick Woolridge.
After mounting the first successful defence against the law last week, M...
DATE: Feb 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A motorist has been fined $2,000 and banned from driving for two years for causing grievous bodily harm to a motorcyclist by careless driving.
Duncan Henderson, 41, of Marley Beach Drive, Warwick, had originally pleaded not guilty to the charge and r...
DATE: Feb 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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Unionised workers at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess hotel have downed tools in protest after five staff were made redundant.
And Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert said his members will remain off the job until management “comes to its ...
DATE: Feb 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Premier Craig Cannonier has said that overseas travel by Government officials is justified in order to “build relationships, friendships and partnerships with governments and their leaders around the world”.
And he said Government leaders could be sp...
DATE: Feb 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Sweeping changes to the Civil Service have moved a step closer following the launch of a Public Service Reform initiative “designed to increase the efficiency and effectiveness” within the organisation.
In a statement last night, Premier Craig Cannon...
DATE: Feb 03, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
