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Respects were paid this morning in the House of Assembly to a 61-year-old homeless man who died yesterday after he was found lying in a Hamilton street.
Michael Weeks of the Progressive Labour Party told MPs that Keith Peniston, a well-known figure a...
DATE: Mar 23, 2019
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This spring will mark 60 years since activists from the Progressive Group organised the 1959 Theatre Boycotts that brought about the end of segregation.
The community group Imagine Bermuda announced its campaign to promote civil engagement to honour ...
DATE: Mar 23, 2019
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A plan for government-backed mortgages risked increasing debt and “driving a wedge between the public and private sectors” an opposition MP said yesterday.
Patricia Gordon-Pamplin of the One Bermuda Alliance said that helping Bermudians to acquire pr...
DATE: Mar 22, 2019
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The home affairs minister will today outline the Government’s policy regulations for the sale of power firm Belco in the House of Assembly.
Walter Roban’s statement will come less than two months after Ascendant, Belco’s parent company, announced it ...
DATE: Mar 22, 2019
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Betting shop owners were grilled by the licensing authority as the watchdog asked for proof of the stability and reputation of their companies from the Ministry of Finance.
The Betting Licensing Authority heard on Monday that a would-be criminal woul...
DATE: Mar 21, 2019
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The Director of Public Prosecutions was appointed a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court yesterday.
John Rankin, the Governor, announced that Larry Mussenden will take up the role when Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves retires in July.
Mr Rankin: “I am conf...
DATE: Mar 21, 2019
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Court
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A statue in honour of a Bermudian-born slave who became a significant figure in the abolitionist movement in Britain is to be honoured with a statue.
Mary Prince used her tragic life story to highlight the cruelty of the trade in human beings and bol...
DATE: Mar 20, 2019
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Bermuda’s New Zealand residents are to hold a candlelight vigil in a Hamilton city park in memory of the victims of a white supremacist attack in their homeland.
The event will be staged this evening to honour 50 people killed in the terror attacks a...
DATE: Mar 20, 2019
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Saltus has announced new financial assistance for primary school students, thanks to “a generous commitment from the Green family”.
In a statement, Amanda Skinner, the school’s director of enrolment management, thanked the Greens for “their continuou...
DATE: Mar 20, 2019
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Education
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A drone found at the weekend on Cooper’s Island in St George’s can be reclaimed at Hamilton Police Station.
A police spokesman said the drone was handed in yesterday, after it was discovered on Sunday. The owner can collect the drone at the station.
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DATE: Mar 19, 2019
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