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If you ever wondered who the people behind the Bermuda Tourism Authority are, and what they do, wonder no more.
In a series of articles the BTA throw the spotlight on their staff members. This week, Donna Douglas, the BTA’s Business Development Manag...
DATE: Sep 02, 2014
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Opposition Leader Marc Bean and Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy delivered duelling speeches in recognition of yesterday’s Labour Day Holiday.
While Sen Fahy said Government has been working to create job and training opportunities for Bermudians, ...
DATE: Sep 02, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Roslyn Simmons has been growing her hair for 12 years, but will soon be bald. She’s happy about that. The first thing she plans to do when her hair is gone is go down to the ocean, plunge underwater and revel in not having to worry about messing up h...
DATE: Sep 02, 2014
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Jessie Moniz Hardy
Two people died and 12 suffered serious injuries and another 62 had minor injuries on Bermuda’s roads last month, the latest police figures have revealed.
The figures for July bring the total number of people killed on the roads this year to eight, w...
DATE: Sep 02, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
More than 1,800 people have taken training classes that focus on protecting children from sexual abuse.
The free course is run by SCARS (Saving Children and Revealing Secrets), a charity that aims to reduce the risk of youngsters being molested and t...
DATE: Sep 02, 2014
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A downpour on Sunday resulted in last month being the wettest August on record, according to Bermuda Weather Service figures.
A total of 14.09 inches of rain fell in the month, beating the previous record of 13 inches set in August, 1997. The average...
DATE: Sep 02, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Ethics and compliance will be two of the hot topics at a conference featuring the former chief financial officer of Enron — the poster child for corporate accounting fraud — as a guest speaker.
Andrew Fastow served a six-year prison sentence for his ...
DATE: Sep 02, 2014
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The second phase of a massive $90 million renovation at the iconic Hamilton Princess started today.
And among the additions to the hotel will be a new restaurant directed by celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson.
Other renovations will include modernisati...
DATE: Sep 02, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The man found dead in a boat off Devonshire Bay yesterday has been named as Arthur Ray.
Mr Ray, 75, was found unconscious aboard his boat by a member of the public at around 4:30pm yesterday. He was pronounced dead at the scene by an on call doctor....
DATE: Sep 02, 2014
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New tourism properties that sleep less than ten people should be exempt from hotel occupancy tax for their first three years in business, according to the Opposition.
The Progressive Labour Party, responding to a front-page story in today’s edition o...
DATE: Sep 02, 2014
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Sam Strangeways