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Although tomorrow’s arrival of thousands of cruise passengers is seen as a boost to a flagging tourism industry, questions have been raised over whether Bermuda’s infrastructure is capable of handling so many visitors at one time.
Government has been...
DATE: May 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Customers looking to buy gas at two of the Island’s filling stations left disappointed yesterday for the second time in a week.
The Collector’s Hill and the Richmond Road Esso stations were both forced to turn customers away for a time after the stat...
DATE: May 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda is gearing up for the largest flood of tourists ever to visit the Island in a single day tomorrow, when two cruise ships will deliver almost 7,500 passengers and crew to our shores.
Tourism chiefs are optimistic that the invasion of visitors...
DATE: May 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A man who became “consumed with emotions” and threatened his father with a hammer was fined $500 in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Loderick Holder, 33, admitted behaving in a threatening manner in Warwick last Thursday.
Prosecutor Garrett Byrne said t...
DATE: May 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Pay cut negotiations between Government and public sector workers are due to begin today.
About 800 Bermuda Industrial Union members heard directly from Finance Ministry officials about the state of the economy and Government finances yesterday in pr...
DATE: May 14, 2013
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Other
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The African Diaspora Heritage Trail conference will be hosted by Lafayette, Louisiana this year.
The event, which brings together representatives from countries affected by the migration to and from Africa, was first held in Bermuda in 2002, becoming...
DATE: May 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A motorcyclist who gave police her sister’s name after she was stopped for a traffic violation picked up $1,400 in fines at Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Akilah Smith, 21, of Roberts Avenue, admitted disobeying a traffic sign and making false stateme...
DATE: May 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
For the first time, the Spirit of Bermuda is sending a float in the Bermuda Day Parade, with a replica of the vessel accompanied by hundreds of young people.
The move is part of an ongoing initiative to save the Bermuda Sloop Foundation’s youth progr...
DATE: May 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police are investigating an early morning two vehicle accident that landed two car drivers in hospital for treatment.
The accident occurred around 1.35am yesterday at the junction of Middle and Montpelier Roads, in Devonshire.
A police spokesman said...
DATE: May 14, 2013
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Other
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A Warwick man denied unlawful assault when he appeared at Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Stuart Lottimore, 46, of Tamarind Vale, was charged with committing the offence against Yvonne Grey-Lottimore on Saturday.
The defendant admitted a second charge ...
DATE: May 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
