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A spice trader who invested in an Arbitrade cryptocurrency token wrote to the Premier seeking assurances about the company’s operations in Bermuda after it “disappeared on” backers earlier this year.
Zach Bobker, a managing partner of online delivery...
DATE: May 06, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
An acting Registrar of Companies found “no obvious deficiencies” in a business licence application from cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade, but compliance checkers said there were problems with the company’s plan to combat money laundering and terrorist f...
DATE: May 06, 2019
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Cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade were urged by the Bermuda Government to keep its promise to plough $1 million into fintech development, despite not having a licence to run a digital asset business on the island.
Correspondence obtained by The Royal Gaz...
DATE: May 06, 2019
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A two-month fishing ban is today to be enforced over an area of water off St George’s to protect a breeding ground for blue-striped grunts.
A notice in the Official Gazette said that the minister responsible for the environment was satisfied that the...
DATE: May 06, 2019
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Environment
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Fiona McWhirter
MPs and senators were told they were on “a public platform” and should behave accordingly as part of talks in a two-day seminar with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
Appropriate use of social media and conduct in the House of Assembly were...
DATE: May 03, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Legal arguments in an action brought by the former chief executive of the Bermuda Health Council against her previous employer were heard behind closed doors yesterday.
Tawanna Wedderburn said in March that she had asked for judicial review proceedin...
DATE: May 03, 2019
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A New Jersey artist inspired by Bermuda’s rugged coastline hopes an exhibition of his work will lead to more creative opportunities on the island.
Jason Bereswill said he had been “pulled to paint” since his first trip to Bermuda in 2017 and repeated...
DATE: May 02, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
A woman has been charged with handling a revolver, a shotgun and 485 rounds of ammunition.
Tonae Perinchief-Leader denied four charges related to the alleged handling of a Taurus revolver, a Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun and of ammunition of different ca...
DATE: May 02, 2019
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Unpaid fines hit almost $2.4 million last year after thousands of criminal and traffic warrants remained in force.
The total owed has risen by about $300,000 over two years although judicial authorities said agencies worked together to find people wa...
DATE: Apr 22, 2019
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A $1.3 million drive will be launched to provide a life-changing facility for homeless families, and everyone on the island was asked to get involved.
It was hoped schools, community groups, businesses and builders would be among those to back the ca...
DATE: Apr 22, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter