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Bermuda marked the second road death of 2021 after a motorcycle rider crashed just before 1am yesterday.
A police spokesman said officers found an unconscious man with a severe leg injury in the road about 1am.
They gave CPR to the victim, a 35-year-...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
One Covid-19 patient is in critical care out of eight in hospital, health officials said last night.
They added four more people had tested positive for the coronavirus out of 1,427 new test results that came back today.
One was a visitor who arrived...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Progressive Labour Party government yesterday came under fire from the Opposition for “alarming trends” in spending outside of the cost of the coronavirus pandemic.
Cole Simons, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, warned the island was on course for...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
“Fundamental changes” to Bermuda’s taxation regime could come with some form of tax on rental income in the 2022-23 Budget, the Premier has revealed.
David Burt said the Tax Reform Commission, set up in 2017, continues to examine an overhaul of taxat...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
All travellers to England, including those coming from Bermuda, are to be required to show a negative test for Covid-19.
The Bermuda Government’s London Office said the requirement for a clear test, taken up to 72 hours before departure, would start ...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda will get its first casino in 2021, the Premier has pledged.
David Burt said the island’s banks had been the only block to the gambling industry – for more than six years after the legislation was approved.
But he added that problems had been...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Exactly 100 days after David Burt led his Progressive Labour Party to an historic landslide election victory on October 1, 2020, the Premier sat down with The Royal Gazette for an exclusive interview on Friday. This is the full interview.
Will t...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Premier said new products were being created in the financial technology sector – although progress was slower than he had wanted.
Mr Burt admitted: “I would have liked it to advance faster.
“But I think we are in a far better position as a count...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The US Consul General has condemned violence in the wake of an invasion of the heart of American government by backers of President Donald Trump.
Lee Rizzuto, a supporter of Mr Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, tweeted on Friday in the aftermath of...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Some of the millions of dollars that went missing from a loan to a failed hotel development has been recovered, a source has said.
But the insider warned that substantial sums had been spent on legal bills and other service in the five-year court bat...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell