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Bermuda recorded the lowest number of air visitors in 30 years last year, but had one of the best years ever for cruise ship visitors. Cruise arrivals accounted for 60 percent of Bermuda's visitors in 2010, Minister of Tourism Patrice Minors revealed...
DATE: Feb 17, 2011
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Tourism
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The Ministry of Environment yesterday hit back at claims by environmentalist David Wingate’s regarding an SDO for Tucker’s Point, saying some of his statements were “unjustified and alarmist”.
Earlier this week Dr Wingate, a former conservation offic...
DATE: Feb 17, 2011
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Politics
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Minister of National Security David Burch is to spearhead a campaign aimed at making it easier to demolish abandoned building used for illegal activity.
Addressing the Senate yesterday, Senator Burch said the existing procedures to demolish a dereli...
DATE: Feb 17, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Department of Parks has reassured dog owners they can still walk their pets at the Botanical Gardens, just not in the main show ring.
AGovernment spokesman said yesterday: “It is the main ring only and dog owners / handlers still have access to t...
DATE: Feb 17, 2011
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National Security Minister David Burch said the police service would feel the pinch of financial cuts in Friday’s budget.
However, he told the Senate yesterday that if unexpected challenges arose, he would request more funds for the service.
“If ther...
DATE: Feb 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charity helping people weather the financial storm expects it will soon need more cash than ever to cover a growing demand for its services.
The Salvation Army saw the need for its annual holiday assistance programme last December grow by nearly 3...
DATE: Feb 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Bob Richards hopes that, this time, people aren’t going to dismiss his advice as more scaremongering from Jeremiah the Prophet of Doom.
Growing unemployment, folding businesses, wage freezes and overtime cuts all mean nobody is now unaware how badly ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Minister of Environment Walter Roban stated his previous employment at HSBC was not a conflict of interest regarding the special development order at Rosewood Tucker’s Point.
Yesterday, this newspaper alerted Mr Roban to comments on an internet foru...
DATE: Feb 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kim Wilson said the decline of work ethics helped spark last week’s bus strike.
Speaking to the Senate yesterday, Sen Wilson said: “The Department of Transportation incident is one example of many.
“The deteri...
DATE: Feb 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda re/insurer's Argo Group Holdings Ltd's fourth-quarter earnings fell by two thirds as losses to relating to an earthquake in New Zealand ate into profits.
Argo said net income for the last three months of last year totalled $12.8 million, comp...
DATE: Feb 16, 2011
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Other
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