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A new course in event production has been launched to promote musicians and entertainment.
The six-week project is being organised by the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs following requests from people within the industry. It is being run...
DATE: May 04, 2009
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Tim Smith
A female traveller was arrested for unruly behaviour after the plane she was travelling on from Miami touched down in Bermuda last night.
Police said they received a report just before 8 p.m. about the Bermudian woman in her early fifties swearing at...
DATE: May 04, 2009
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Sam Strangeways
Shadow Tourism Minister Michael Dunkley has accused Premier Ewart Brown and his Cabinet of a "supremely arrogant decision" in awarding a new two-year $28 million contract to GlobalHue.
The US advertising firm landed the Department of Tourism contract...
DATE: May 04, 2009
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He's created five insurance start-ups so no one can deny Don Kramer loves a challenge.
Now the 71-year-old is charged with finding a way for Bermuda to beat the worldwide financial crisis.
Not surprisingly, he is worried about not fulfilling raised e...
DATE: May 04, 2009
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Fewer boats than expected are taking part in this year's Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge, due to the global financial crisis.
The 7,000 mile race — which began in Vigo, Spain, at the weekend — includes a stop in Bermuda next month for a five-day festiv...
DATE: May 04, 2009
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Thousands of participants took part in the physical challenge event on Saturday which raised money for various charities.
Over 2,500 showed up to walk, run, row, swim and ride from one end of the Island to the other in the Catlin End-to-End charity e...
DATE: May 04, 2009
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Civil service head Kenneth Dill has been asked by Premier Ewart Brown to retire after a Government career spanning almost 40 years.
Dr. Brown is understood to have presented Major Dill, 63, with a letter on Thursday (April 30) requesting that he step...
DATE: May 04, 2009
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Government should consider suspending the work permit term limit policy because it's damaging Bermuda's economy says Ariel Re boss Don Kramer.
Mr. Kramer, who is heading up Bermuda First, a body set up by Government to devise strategies to counter th...
DATE: May 04, 2009
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Police are looking at ways to enforce an existing law making it illegal to serve alcohol to intoxicated persons.
Bartenders and wait staff were warned of the intent in an information session held yesterday.
Organised by Police, the Road Safety Counci...
DATE: May 02, 2009
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Former Premier Jennifer Smith put out a statement yesterday explaining why she intervened to support current Premier Ewart Brown when MPs tried to force a leadership vote.
Some Progressive Labour Party insiders were shocked and even angered to see Da...
DATE: May 02, 2009
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