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"Holiday ferry schedule announced"

The Department of Marine and Ports has announced that ferry services will operate according to the public holiday schedule on December 25, 26 and 27 and January 1 and 2. The ferry schedule is available at the Hamilton Ferry Terminal and online on the...
Dec 20, 2011
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"Cabbies’ GPS screen exempt from distracted driving law"

Taxi drivers are questioning why they are being made to use Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, while other motorists are liable to be ticketed for screens in their cars. It is now an offence for drivers to use any hand-held devices under the...
Dec 20, 2011
International Business

"Frontline raises $285m in share sale"

LONDON (Bloomberg) Bermuda-based Frontline Ltd, the oil-tanker owner that announced a restructuring plan 10 days ago, said a new company that it intends to form completed a private sale of shares that raised $285 million. Frontline, rose almost 11 pe...
Dec 19, 2011
Politics

"Senators agree to reduced rise in ferry fare"

Senators yesterday approved Government’s proposal to scale down the Warwick/Paget ferry fare hike to a 25 percent increase. The fare had initially been $2.50, but was doubled to $5 on November 1, sparking a boycott from angry commuters. Opposition S...
Dec 17, 2011
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"Ferry commuters calling for compensation"

Ferry commuters are now calling on Government to compensate them as they have been left out of pocket for two months. They say they should “get something back” as their prepaid travel passes became unusable when the pink ferry route’s fares were inc...
Dec 16, 2011
Politics

"Pink Ferry Route fare increase scaled back to 25%"

The pink ferry route 100 percent fare hike is to be scaled back to a more modest 25 percent increase. Amendments to the Marine Board (Ferry Services Fares) Amendment (No 2) Regulations 2011 proposing the change were tabled in the House of Assembly on...
Dec 12, 2011
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"Victoria Street re-opens to two-way traffic"

The City of Hamilton today announced that Victoria Street between Parliament Street and Cedar Avenue has reopened for two way traffic. Parking bays and dividing lines will be marked on the street over the weekend which may require sections of the st...
Dec 09, 2011
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"Merchants critical of Victoria Street roadworks"

Roadworks on Victoria Street has drawn the ire of area business owners furious it has cut back their business during the Christmas shopping period. Kathy Lipp, who has owned and operated Better Health for the last three years, said business took a ma...
Dec 09, 2011
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"Motorists urged to drive with care over Christmas"

Police and anti-drink driving group CADA are calling for the public to celebrate the holiday season but carefully. In a joint press conference this afternoon, Chief Inspector Hashim Estwick and CADA executive director Gillian Freelove-Jones warned th...
Dec 08, 2011
Tourism

"Princess Cruises to increase trips to Alaska in 2012"

Bermuda’s loss is Alaska’s gain, according to Princess Cruise Line. The Canadian news outlet The Star yesterday quoted Princess Cruises media relations manager Karen Candy as saying that the reduction in trips from New York to Bermuda in 2012 can be ...
Dec 08, 2011
Tourism

"360,000+ cruise visitors expected in 2012"

The cruise ship schedule for 2012 shows Bermuda’s regular visits down ten percent for the coming year, with the occasionally-visiting ships showing the sharpest drop overall. However a Ministry of Transport spokeswoman said 2012 is expected to record...
Dec 07, 2011
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