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More than $2,000 will be donated by local runners who participated in the Boston Marathon to assist the victims of the recent bombings.
Spokesperson Rose-Anna Hoey, one of 16 participants in the Boston race said the group will transfer $2,300 to the ...
DATE: Apr 22, 2013
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A drive to attract UK tourists to Bermuda has been hailed a triumph by Tourism bosses and hoteliers.
And last week’s series of roadshows in London and other English cities has even won the backing of British Airways executives, who had earlier critic...
DATE: Apr 22, 2013
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Tourism
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Gareth Finighan
More activities and lower price tags are needed to rebuild Bermuda’s reputation as a tourist destination, residents believe.
The Royal Gazette took to the streets of Hamilton to find out whether people thought the tourism industry would bounce back.
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DATE: Apr 22, 2013
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Public Works Minister Trevor Moniz has reiterated the call for residents to properly dispose of hazardous waste materials after acid fumes affected another garbage collector on Friday.
The latest incident occurred around 1.30pm in St David’s when the...
DATE: Apr 22, 2013
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A desperate Pembroke mother said gang-fuelled bullying has left her with no choice but to leave the Island with her sons.
The woman, who asked that her name not be used, said teenage boys from her neighbourhood were regularly “jumped” if they went in...
DATE: Apr 22, 2013
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Jonathan Bell
Engineers are now working into the night in the rush to get upgrades to Heritage Wharf completed by next month.
Construction work on the $22 million project — needed to enable the wharf to handle larger cruise ships heading here this summer — hit a s...
DATE: Apr 22, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
The vessel left Bermuda as planned on Friday evening but was back in the early hours of Saturday to bring a sick passenger to shore. A pilot boat met the cruise ship off the east end in order to ferry the passenger to hospital.
Carnival Splendor was ...
DATE: Apr 22, 2013
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The Berkeley Institute is continuing its search to find a new headteacher before the start of the new school year in September.
The quest to find a replacement for current principal Michelle Simmons, who retires in June, began earlier this year, but ...
DATE: Apr 22, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
A Sandys man caught with more than $1,000 worth of cannabis in his pants was sentenced to a year in prison.
Waleed Rahman, 30, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to possessing cannabis with intent to supply in an incident on November 10 last year.
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DATE: Apr 22, 2013
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Taxi drivers are calling on Government to clarify regulations which currently make it mandatory for all cabs to be fitted with GPS.
The controversial law forcing all taxi drivers and dispatch companies to sign up to the network was introduced by the ...
DATE: Apr 22, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan