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Air arrivals are continuing to climb with 82,819 visitors flying in during the third quarter this year.
That’s an increase of 2.4 percent compared to the same period in 2012.
Less than 80,000 arrived in 2010 but, according to the Department of Statis...
DATE: Dec 05, 2013
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Governor George Fergusson and Premier Craig Cannonier have this evening led tributes to former South African president Nelson Mandela.
Mr Fergusson said: “President Nelson Mandela’s death marks the passing of one of the world’s few truly unifying fi...
DATE: Dec 05, 2013
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Funding for the new acute care wing of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital has received a $150,000 boost from a family of hoteliers.
The Green family, who own the Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel, announced the donation to the Bermuda Hospitals Charita...
DATE: Dec 05, 2013
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The Grotto Bay Resort is seeking to upgrade its spa facilities to offer floating massages in the heart of Prospero’s Cave.
While the resort has been using the cave to host treatments at its Natura Spa for several years, a planning application submitt...
DATE: Dec 04, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hamilton Mayor Graeme Outerbridge is facing a revolt by disgruntled councillors who claim he is failing to lead the Corporation effectively.
And Alderman Carlton Simmons has warned that steps could be taken to sabotage the day-to-day running of the m...
DATE: Dec 04, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
Bermuda Public Service Union president Kevin Grant praised the appointment of Derrick Binns as the new Cabinet Secretary, calling on him to champion civil service and civil servants.
Dr Binns, who previously held the post of Permanent Secretary for t...
DATE: Dec 04, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hamilton Mayor Graeme Outerbridge has defended his administration’s overseas trips and consultant spending, saying Bermuda has to go out and “tell our story” to bring in new business.
“We’re trying to do our part to help Government to sell Bermuda,” ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2013
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Jonathan Bell
Hospital bosses are trying to stop an inquest being held into the death of bar owner Hubert (Hubie) Brown.
Mr Brown, who ran Hubie’s bar and jazz club on Angle Street, died aged 66 in December 2002 at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
Senior Coroner...
DATE: Dec 04, 2013
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Sam Strangeways
Alderman Carlton Simmons yesterday accused Team Hamilton colleagues of attempting to undermine the Corporation of Hamilton’s governing Board because of their political affiliations.
And he also charged that some senior administrators were refusing to...
DATE: Dec 04, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
Senior Coroner Archibald Warner has defended his decision to hold just four inquests into sudden deaths in the last six years, insisting that no more were necessary.
And he told The Royal Gazette he had received no complaints from families about the ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways