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Govt. backs Caricom's fight against UK departure tax increase
Bermuda is supporting efforts by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation's to lobby against a UK tax which would see a family of four pay more than $900 in duty just to come to the region on ho...
DATE: Aug 19, 2009
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A Bermuda Hospitality Institute will be launched by next month, according to Premier Ewart Brown.
However, it is thought that the Institute is replacing a December 2007 election pledge to create a Hospitality Learning Centre.
Speaking of the Learning...
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Elvin James' return as Education Minister has won the backing of Board of Education member and Government MP Ashfield DeVent.
Mr. DeVent said Mr. James' monthlong absence from the job — in the aftermath of the Minister's public call for Premier Ewart...
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Bermudians should speak out in support of residents of the Turks and Caicos Islands where the UK has run roughshod over democracy, Government Senator Walton Brown said yesterday.
Sen. Brown says Britain has abused its power by imposing direct rule on...
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Murder-accused Ze Selassie admitted being "infatuated" with teenager Rhiana Moore and getting her pregnant but denied killing her when he gave evidence at Supreme Court.
Selassie, 33, admitted meeting 14-year-old Rhiana on the night in question "for ...
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Government today again urged people to be fully prepared for Hurricane Bill — as it turned into a Category Four storm.
According to the latest forecasts, Hurricane Bill is due to be at its closest to Bermuda at noon on Saturday when it will be about...
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Old and abandoned boats were pulled from the waters of Mullet Bay yesterday in an effort to clean up the once popular swimming hole.
The marine clean-up took place with Police divers, employees of Marine and Ports and Parks clearing out the area in S...
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Two animals from Dolphin Quest are to be moved to a Las Vegas hotel.
The two male dolphins, Somers and Nimbus, are to be moved to the MGM Mirage Resort within the next year, as part of a 'breeding loan'.
Christine Mihelcic, manager of Dolphin Quest B...
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Career diplomant Grace Shelton was this morning named as the new US Consul General to Bermuda, replacing Greg Slayton.
Ms. Shelton has previously served in Ljubljana, Slovenia; Kathmandu, Nepal; Minsk, Belarus; and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She has als...
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Government last night urged residents to prepare for Hurricane Bill now and have all preparations in place by Friday morning.
The Emergency Measures Organisation (EMO) met yesterday to discuss the Category Two hurricane, expected to be at its closest...
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