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Even smokers support bans to prohibit lighting up in the workplace, according to a new survey.
The international poll of nearly 5,000 people by research institute RTI International and Harris Interactive showed that nearly three-quarters of workers w...
DATE: Nov 24, 2009
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It was not the traditional carpet — but it was still a fitting welcome for the Queen when she arrived in Bermuda this afternoon.
Instead of red, the carpet that welcomed the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh to the Island was a pink.
As she stepped off...
DATE: Nov 24, 2009
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Minister of Culture Neletha Butterfield headed up Bermuda's 11-person delegation to the fifth annual African Diaspora Heritage Trail Conference in Tanzania last month.
The African Diaspora Heritage Trail (ADHT) is a tourism initiative aimed at develo...
DATE: Nov 24, 2009
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There were some glimmers of hope in the third quarter tourism figures released by Premier Ewart Brown yesterday.
But whether they are sustainable remains to be seen.
The most significant announcement yesterday was that Canadian air carrier WestJet wi...
DATE: Nov 24, 2009
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Low-cost carrier WestJet is to start flying from Toronto to Bermuda, the Premier announced yesterday.
The daily flight by the Canadian airline will begin in May next year — adding seat capacity and providing lower fares.
Exact ticket costs were not g...
DATE: Nov 24, 2009
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XL Capital Ltd. yesterday announced the appointment of W. Myron Hendry to the newly created position of chief platform officer.
Mr. Hendry, who will be based in the company's Stamford, Connecticut offices, will join XL on December 1 and will be respo...
DATE: Nov 24, 2009
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Business owner Jeff Sousa has called for Government to do something about the cross walk at the junction of Camp Hill and Middle Road before someone gets seriously injured.
Mr Sousa is the owner of Sousa's Landscaping and the chairman of the UBP.
He ...
DATE: Nov 24, 2009
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The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are due to arrive in Bermuda this afternoon for their Royal visit in honour of the Island’s 400th anniversary celebrations.
Over the course of the next two days (Tuesday and Wednesday), they will be travelling thro...
DATE: Nov 24, 2009
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LONDON (AP) — The international economy is still fragile and vulnerable to shocks despite recent improvements in financial markets, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund said yesterday.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn told business leaders ...
DATE: Nov 24, 2009
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Nearly half of Europe's unemployed stay out of work for at least a year, a European Union report said yesterday, far more than in the US.
Some four million people have lost their jobs since last year's financial crisis triggered an economic downturn ...
DATE: Nov 24, 2009
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