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The Government’s multimillion payout on the stalled Caroline Bay development at Morgan’s Point was highlighted in last Friday’s Budget speech.
Curtis Dickinson said that $182.4 million had been borrowed to date.
However, Mr Dickinson insisted that th...
DATE: Feb 24, 2020
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Jonathan Bell
The country’s newest soldiers have had their first lessons with the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s sophisticated SA-80 rifles.
Recruit Camp soldiers were introduced to the standard-issue weapon in a classroom, with a major emphasis on safety over the first...
DATE: Feb 22, 2020
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The One Bermuda Alliance Senate leader tipped as the party’s rising star has quit to pursue new opportunities abroad, it was revealed yesterday.
Nick Kempe, who is also shadow finance minister, will stand down and move to Spain.
Mr Kempe said: “As a ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2020
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Jonathan Bell
Legislation for the management of the fortunes of the super-rich was signalled in the Budget.
Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said the island aimed to court “ultra-high-net-worth individuals who require a different wealth-management model ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2020
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Jonathan Bell
A co-operative fishery was pledged $1.5 million towards its setting up costs.
The cash — spread over two years — will be used to create a fishing industry base at Southside, St David’s.
The project, to be managed by the Bermuda Economic Development C...
DATE: Feb 22, 2020
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Compensation for customers who lose broadband and telephone services is to be added to a draft consumer protection document.
The Regulatory Authority said it would revisit its Preliminary Report for the Principles of Consumer Protection for the “sign...
DATE: Feb 22, 2020
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Jonathan Bell
The threat of falling debris has prompted the immediate closure of a section of the Railway Trail along Ferry Reach, the Ministry of Public Works announced.
A stretch of the trail in the area of Anchorage View Road in St George’s was temporarily decl...
DATE: Feb 21, 2020
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Independent MPs are needed more than ever to break Bermuda’s two-party political deadlock, a former campaign adviser has warned.
Jen Pedro, who worked on independent candidate Christina Storey’s bid for the House of Assembly in the 2017 General Elect...
DATE: Feb 21, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
There have been 25 travellers to Bermuda pre-screened for Covid-19, the illness caused by a novel coronavirus strain spreading around the world — with all persons passing the 14-day monitoring period.
The Ministry of Health, in a statement this after...
DATE: Feb 21, 2020
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Health
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Jonathan Bell
The Royal Bermuda Regiment is on the hunt for new recruits to sign up for the country’s first Coast Guard.
A total of nine full-time posts are available — four boatswain’s mates, four marine enforcement specialists and one maritime unit commander.
Ma...
DATE: Feb 21, 2020
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