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A company poised to make tens of millions of dollars a year if it was awarded a controversial casinos deal has abandoned plans to be part of Bermuda’s gambling industry, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
MM&I Holdings was at the centre of an agreement wi...
DATE: Jul 25, 2018
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More than a year after firefighters were assured a new ladder truck was on its way, they were told yesterday it would be at least another 12 months before a replacement would be ready for use.
The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service’s efforts were hamper...
DATE: Jul 21, 2018
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Fiona McWhirter
Nearly half of Bermuda’s eating-out spots have been awarded “A” grades after inspectors checked their food and hygiene practices.
A scoring programme published on the Government’s website lists 203 establishments, with 92 of those achieving the top g...
DATE: Jul 21, 2018
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It was a landslide victory for the Progressive Labour Party, which had chosen David Burt as its leader just eight months earlier.
Now, after the high of triumph, the Premier has told how the cut-and-thrust of life at the top of politics has affected ...
DATE: Jul 20, 2018
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The Government has done an “admirable” job of increasing opportunities for Bermudians, the Premier claimed yesterday.
David Burt highlighted the amount of legislation that has gone through Parliament since the Progressive Labour Party took power and ...
DATE: Jul 19, 2018
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Details on how government policies will affect ordinary Bermudians need to be clearer, the Leader of the Opposition has claimed.
Jeanne Atherden said ministers have had plenty of time to deliver on everyday issues that affect the people of the countr...
DATE: Jul 19, 2018
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A long honeymoon period has been filled with hope and promise, but the Progressive Labour Party has yet to scratch the surface when it comes to some of Bermuda’s longstanding problems, a former PLP minister said yesterday.
Phil Perinchief, a politica...
DATE: Jul 18, 2018
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A year after the Progressive Labour Party’s landslide General Election victory, it continues to measure itself against the One Bermuda Alliance, critics claimed yesterday.
Exactly 12 months since the PLP hammered the OBA at the polls, analyst Denis P...
DATE: Jul 18, 2018
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Ministers have kept a careful eye on the public purse strings in their first year at the helm, despite a “curious” list of government priorities, a political observer claimed last night.
Denis Pitcher said he believed spending has been curbed in comp...
DATE: Jul 18, 2018
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Fiona McWhirter
A man who stayed in Bermuda for three days last week is to be put on the country’s stop list after his criminal links were exposed.
Ruben Yarzagaray arrived on the island from Canada — but when he flew back he was denied entry to the country on the g...
DATE: Jul 17, 2018
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