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A leading voice in global tourism marketing says Bermuda's poor arrivals numbers could be a reflection of its low advertising budget.
In 2008 the Government of Bermuda allocated approximately $14.7 million for direct marketing and advertising.
Howeve...
DATE: Sep 09, 2009
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Parliamentary committees will remain closed to the public if new rules for the House of Assembly are approved by MPs in November.
The draft Standing Orders — drawn up by Deputy Speaker Dame Jennifer Smith and Opposition MP John Barritt — state that m...
DATE: Sep 09, 2009
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Sam Strangeways
A call to DHL was made from the home address of a man accused of a drugs and gun plot one day after a DHL package containing the contraband was found at the airport, a jury heard yesterday.
Justin Calderon, 25, is accused along with two other men of ...
DATE: Sep 09, 2009
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Fitch Ratings today affirmed its high ratings on Bermuda’s creditworthiness and said the Island is “in a strong starting position for facing the global economic crisis”.
The American ratings agency maintained Bermuda’s foreign currency Issuer Default...
DATE: Sep 09, 2009
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Jonathan Kent
An investigation has been launched into a series of accidents involving Police cars that have left four civilians injured.
The Police Complaints Authority (PCA) has written to the Bermuda Police Service asking for answers to the circumstances surroun...
DATE: Sep 08, 2009
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Both Berkeley Institute and CedarBridge Academy will accept "ill-prepared" students, who failed to meet minimum academic standards, into their classrooms next week.
But the Government will be expected to provide both schools with additional resources...
DATE: Sep 08, 2009
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The Bermuda Hotel Association, Bermuda Industrial Union and Government worked together to help the ailing tourism industry and ensure workers were not unduly penalised by a wage freeze it emerged at the BIU annual banquet.
On Friday night BIU Preside...
DATE: Sep 08, 2009
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Berkeley Institute has named a new deputy principal for the new school year.
Tiannia Maria Symonds began her new position on Monday.
She began her teaching career at the Berkeley Institute in September 1994.
Prior to her teaching career at The Berkel...
DATE: Sep 08, 2009
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A 62-year-old man was last night fighting for his life after he was shot by robbers who invaded his home following a high-stakes poker game.
Richard Gaglio was shot in the chest at close range by one of two hooded men who burst into his house on Hins...
DATE: Sep 08, 2009
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Tim Smith
Bermuda's family court system is currently dealing with 5,000 cases an indication of how many families are feeling the strain of poverty, according to a social philanthropist.
Michelle St Jane, chairwoman of the Police Complaints Authority and who al...
DATE: Sep 08, 2009
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