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Plans to build a hotel at Hamilton’s Par-la-Ville site, which were delayed after Government enacted laws subjecting the Corporation’s agreement to Parliamentary approval, have been passed by the House of Assembly.
Junior Home Affairs Minister Sylvan ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The future of a closure-threatened urgent care centre in the east of the Island has been guaranteed for a year.
Health Minister Trevor Moniz told MPs the Lamb Foggo clinic in St David’s would stay open until “at least March 2015.”
Mr Moniz said: “Thi...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The building of a resort at Morgan’s Point, starting with a “boutique” 84-room hotel, has won bipartisan support with the approval of a fresh land agreement for the West End property.
Developer Craig Christensen called the passage of the Morgan’s Poi...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Film producer Jan Harlan — who worked with director Stanley Kubrick on some of the most memorable movies ever made — will tonight lead a talk on the qualities that define quality cinema.
Mr Harlan, who is serving as jury chairman for the 2014 Bermuda...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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The Bermuda Regiment needs to retain conscription in order to survive, according to a group of nine former Commanding Officers.
Dubbed the Nine Colonels, the group has submitted an opinion piece, appearing on page four of today’s edition, in response...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A reluctant Aleksander Doba bid Bermuda farewell yesterday as he and the Spirit of Bermuda — carrying the 67 year-old Polish adventurer’s 1,300lb kayak, named Olo — began sailing 335 miles south of the Island, where Mr Doba will resume his trans-Atla...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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The use of intoxicants, legal and otherwise, has “marginally declined” in the past four years, according to the 2013 National Household Survey on Drug Use and Health.
A high 84 percent of those surveyed supported the introduction of roadside sobriety...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government is closer to civil service reforms, Finance Minister Bob Richards has declared — updating the House of Assembly on the making of the Public Bodies Reform Act.
The legislation, aimed at saving Government cash and boosting efficiency, will g...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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The call was made at a press conference this morning to announce Hospitality Month, which runs through April.
Bermuda Hospitality Institute Chairman Muriel Richardson said the month was an opportunity to highlight the Island’s attractions.
“Each and ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Shoppers can help save the planet — and save a few dollars at the tills.
A total of 11 stores have signed up to offer discounts during a day of activities on Saturday to support Earth Hour — a day of activities designed to encourage environmental aw...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
