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Sweeping changes to Bermuda’s pensions regime, including the right to cash in a chunk of a job pension on retirement, are being watched closely by the insurance industry.
The amendments, if voted into law, could have “significant repercussions for in...
DATE: Oct 10, 2019
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Walton Brown Jr, a government backbencher, former minister and longstanding member of the Progressive Labour Party, has died at the age of 59.
An activist, political observer and staunch advocate for Bermudian independence, Mr Brown, who represented ...
DATE: Oct 09, 2019
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Ewart Brown, the former premier, has paid tribute to the Progressive Labour Party MP Walton Brown, who has died at age 59.
Dr Brown said in a statement this evening: “I have lost a cousin and a political comrade.
“Bermuda has lost a visionary who wan...
DATE: Oct 09, 2019
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Walton Brown, the late former Minister of Home Affairs and Progressive Labour Party MP, was hailed today for his positive relationship with the Bermuda Hotel Association.
Stephen Todd, the chief executive of the BHA, said the organisation had enjoyed...
DATE: Oct 09, 2019
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An historic terrace of homes outside Dockyard must either be refurbished or face the wrecking ball, according to the West End Development Corporation.
Leaving the ageing Albert Row buildings standing would be “not only unsightly but also dangerous an...
DATE: Oct 08, 2019
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Bermuda’s leadership in the development of its fintech industry can attract start-ups seeking to make the island a “domicile of choice”, according to David Burt.
The Premier urged local participation in the inaugural Bermuda Tech Week 2019 that kicks...
DATE: Oct 08, 2019
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A historic trove of Bermuda Police Service artefacts is getting its own museum at the Police Headquarters in Prospect, Devonshire.
The BPS museum got a “soft opening” last Wednesday night with a tribute to Edward “Bosun” Swainson, the first black pol...
DATE: Oct 07, 2019
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A children’s re-enactment of the historic Gunpowder Plot of 1775 has been hit this week with its own case of missing gunpowder.
Now charities involved in the education field trip for primary school students have pleaded for the return of the historic...
DATE: Oct 05, 2019
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St David’s residents were left stunned yesterday after a well-known figure who slept in an area of farmland off Cashew City Road was wounded in a shooting on Thursday night.
One area resident told The Royal Gazette: “He is very well liked in St David...
DATE: Oct 05, 2019
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Crime
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Jonathan Bell
A man who admitted a series of violent offences, as well as a serious sexual assault on a woman last year, will be sentenced this month to mental treatment.
The Supreme Court also heard that legislation for the court-enforced treatment of mentally il...
DATE: Oct 04, 2019
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Court
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Jonathan Bell