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The Government’s payout over the gridlocked Morgan’s Point development will go several million dollars beyond the $165 million government guarantee now being called in by lenders.
Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, revealed yesterday that con...
DATE: Sep 17, 2019
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The proud family of Dulcie Zuill celebrated the Southampton resident’s 100th birthday on Friday in the same home where she was born and lived all her life.
The centenarian, wife of the late Alfred Zuill and mother of three, got a special service yest...
DATE: Sep 16, 2019
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David Burt tabled a slew of Bills aimed at boosting the economy at the House of Assembly yesterday.
The Premier wrangled with Dennis Lister, the Speaker of the House, who complained that the legislation had not been placed on the order paper.
MPs — s...
DATE: Sep 14, 2019
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Bob Richards, the former Minister of Finance, stands by the administration’s $165 million guarantee on the Morgan’s Point development.
“If I had to do it all over again, I would do it,” Mr Richards said yesterday of the decision, which was formally s...
DATE: Sep 14, 2019
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Bermuda’s debt ceiling will be raised by $250 million after Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, tabled legislation allowing the Government to pay lenders over the failing Caroline Bay development.
The Government Loans Amendment Act increases B...
DATE: Sep 14, 2019
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Bermuda’s delivery of aid to the Bahamas, where a humanitarian crisis has been left by Hurricane Dorian, arrived in Nassau on board the HMS Protector yesterday.
Staff on the vessel posted on Twitter: “Our Royal Marines and Royal Navy sailors will fig...
DATE: Sep 13, 2019
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One of Bermuda’s pioneering bodybuilders and fitness trainers has died at 85.
Clifford Looby competed overseas as well as locally, rubbing shoulders with internationally known figures such as the actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Other friends included Ca...
DATE: Sep 13, 2019
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The Bermuda Government has been forced to pay lenders for the hotel and resort at Morgan’s Point before the end of this month, finance minister Curtis Dickinson confirmed today.
A loan of $165 million will be negotiated with local banks and paid next...
DATE: Sep 13, 2019
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The island’s seniors advocacy group remains resolute despite suffering its worst financial year for two decades.
Age Concern revealed “a challenging year” for fundraising, with a deficit of $107,804 for the year ending March 31, 2019.
The financial...
DATE: Sep 12, 2019
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A charity tackling one of the island’s most prevalent chronic illnesses has appealed for funding, even as it prepares to open a badly needed new treatment centre in Hamilton.
Next week, the Bermuda Diabetes Association celebrates with a roof-wetting ...
DATE: Sep 12, 2019
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