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A collapsed ceiling in the kitchen at Westgate prison was the latest in a string of problems related to the ageing building, the chairman of the Prison Officers Association said yesterday.
Timothy Seon was not surprised when a pipe ruptured and cause...
DATE: Jun 26, 2019
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The Governor has carried out “extensive” research into whether a posthumous pardon should be granted to a pastor who was thrown into jail after he wrote about the unfair treatment of Jamaican workers in Bermuda more than a century ago.
A Government H...
DATE: Jun 26, 2019
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Police officers are to turn out at Bermuda’s first Pride celebration in a show of solidarity with the island’s LGBTQ people.
Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley said he would back officers who wanted to take part in the event.
He added that he ...
DATE: Jun 25, 2019
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An Opposition senator has said the $88 million Bermuda Infrastructure Fund could be used to pay for the replacement of East End bridges instead of venture capital for start-up businesses.
Dwayne Robinson, of the One Bermuda Alliance, said a recent go...
DATE: Jun 25, 2019
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An online hub to help develop Bermuda’s links to outer space has been launched by the Government.
The Ministry of Home Affairs introduced the website to provide information and support to organisations that consider the island as a host for their sat...
DATE: Jun 24, 2019
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Another collision between a police vehicle and a car caused traffic delays in Smith’s this morning.
The officer, who sustained abrasions to his arms, was responding to a traffic offence when the collision occurred.
Both the car and the police motorcy...
DATE: Jun 24, 2019
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A Government MP claimed Belco should be nationalised during a Parliamentary debate about allowing ministerial approval over the company’s sale.
Derrick Burgess, the Deputy Speaker, suggested interest in the power provider could be increased increment...
DATE: Jun 23, 2019
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A suspected arsonist was branded “deplorable and shameful” yesterday after fire wrecked a school minibus that transported children to swimming and gymnastics.
The Parents Teachers Association of Happy Valley Child Care Centre condemned the incident a...
DATE: Jun 22, 2019
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Bermudian soldiers mounted an assault on a terrorist stronghold as part of a training exercise in the Caribbean Thursday.
Royal Bermuda Regiment troops stormed a building occupied by terrorists and bomb-makers alongside soldiers and police from other...
DATE: Jun 22, 2019
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An amendment to economic substance laws to be tabled in Parliament today was expected to mean companies that are tax resident elsewhere will be exempt from the regulations.
The move would set Bermuda in line with other jurisdictions that also committ...
DATE: Jun 21, 2019
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