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Nothing was off limits for tourism leaders as they put their heads together to come up with “an execution plan” to secure the future of tourism in Bermuda.
About 30 tourism chiefs thrashed out “every idea, large and small” at the weekend’s two-day to...
DATE: May 04, 2011
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Tourism
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The public will soon have their say on new recommendations drawn up to improve the future of the taxi industry.
Transport Minister Terry Lister is currently reviewing a report handed to him by the Taxi Authority Review Committee (TARC) at the end of ...
DATE: May 04, 2011
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The newest airline to serve Bermuda, AirTran, has been officially bought by Southwest Airlines.
The purchase makes the combined low cost carrier one of the largest US airlines.
The Associated Press reported that very little will change for the airli...
DATE: May 04, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Taxi drivers fear their “livelihoods are on the line” as thousands of cruise ship passengers are encouraged to opt for public transport.
They have accused cruise ship companies of “scaring away” their potential customers by spreading the word that tr...
DATE: May 04, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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A British couple said yesterday they were relieved to reach Bermuda this week after 36 hours of bailing water from their boat.
Chris and Barbara Fawcett had set out from the Bahamas for the Island on their 44ft sloop Dream or Two six days ago, but a ...
DATE: May 04, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The United Bermuda Party last night voted to disband and join forces with the Bermuda Democratic Alliance.
Central committee members voted 68 to 14 in favour of forming the One Bermuda Alliance by reuniting with their former colleagues who broke away...
DATE: May 04, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Police are trying to piece together the last movements of murdered mum Denise Evans-Wilkinson in the hope it will lead them to her killer.
Superintendent Antoine Daniels said police had launched a murder investigation as there were “suspicious circu...
DATE: May 04, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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Some migrant workers in Bermuda are being abused and mistreated by their employers, according to the head of an anti-abuse charity.
Laurie Shiell, of the Centre Against Abuse, said yesterday she has heard reports of foreign workers not being paid, or...
DATE: May 04, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Full-time Bermuda College students will pay tuition fees in September for the first time since 2007.
Students will now pay $1,072.50 a year to attend the Stonington campus, compared with $1,605 prior to the free tuition initiative in 2008.
Free tuit...
DATE: May 04, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Two south Asian guest workers are now fearful about living on the Island after having stones hurled at them in what they believe was a racially motivated attack.
Jagadeesh Kothandaraman, 31, from India, and Paul Collay, 29, from Bangladesh, say they...
DATE: May 04, 2011
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