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Although yesterday’s work stoppage left hundreds of Hamilton-bound commuters and tourists stranded, those planning a trip to St George’s were able to get to their destination.
The Government chartered Millennium ferry, which covers the Dockyard/St Ge...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Yesterday’s unannounced walkout by Marine & Port workers was just the latest in a series of disruptions that have plagued transport services in the last 18 months.
Just two month’s after its December 2012 election victory, the One Bermuda Alliance Go...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Turtles that were tagged in Bermuda nearly two decades ago have been spotted in Central America.
Three turtles tagged in the 1990s by the Bermuda Turtle Project (BTP) were found nesting on the beaches of Costa Rica and Mexico, each having the same ti...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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Environment
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Thousands were stranded in Dockyard yesterday as the morning’s sudden suspension of ferries upset the plans of visitors.
Carrying 6,000 passengers between them, and a further 3,000 crew, the Norwegian Breakaway and Celebrity Summit were taken by surp...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government has repeatedly condemned impromptu work stoppages by transport workers in recent months, claiming they can damage Bermuda’s reputation as a tourism destination.
But although it drafted legislation to make wildcat industrial action by bus a...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Morning ferries were cancelled yesterday because unionised Marine & Ports staff refused to work under the mistaken belief their division head might be fired.
However, a walkout which left hundreds of locals and tourists stranded was later branded a “...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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Bermuda Institute grade six teacher Sonia Dawes has been named the 2014 Teacher of the Year by the Learning Disabilities Association of Bermuda.
Nominated by her student Xiaye Bradshaw, 11, Ms Dawes said she was “excited” and “humbled” after receivin...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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Online commentators have called for the privatisation of the ferry service after yesterday’s stoppage, with many fearing loss of tourism revenue due to the unannounced downing of tools.
Privatising or outsourcing services, including public transport,...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Pembroke man this morning denied forging a betting slip in an attempt to get $25,000 from a local betting shop.
Dashae Simons, 25, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to charges of creating a false instrument, specifically a betting slip, usin...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian species of fern is on the edge of extinction, according to an international “red list” of endangered species.
The Governor Laffan’s Fern and the Bermuda Shield Fern have both been included in the International Union for the Conservation o...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
