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A home for seniors in the West End that suffered major damage in a 2003 hurricane is to close.
The House of Assembly was told on Monday that Lefroy House would move from Ireland Island in Sandys to a new location in the Rockaway area of Southampton.
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DATE: Mar 14, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two tax bills said to be crucial to this year’s Budget were approved despite a war of words in the House of Assembly.
The bills were given approval despite a warning from the Opposition that the taxes would lead to higher costs for the public on Mond...
DATE: Mar 14, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda will be off a European Union blacklist of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions by May, the Premier predicted yesterday.
David Burt said: “The next meeting is in May and in the short interim period we will continue to make sure member states are ...
DATE: Mar 13, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than $3 million was paid to Bermuda Hospitals Board over 17 months to offset costs incurred by new diagnostic imaging fees, Parliament heard on Monday.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said that from June 1, 2017 to October 31, 2018 that $3.1...
DATE: Mar 13, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Directors, actors and filmmakers begin a series of panel discussions today as part of the Bermuda International Film Festival.
The “Talks with Film Professionals” runs through Friday at the City Hall lobby lounge in Hamilton, beginning at 5.30pm.
Fil...
DATE: Mar 12, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Discarded equipment from the airport’s days as a US Naval Air Station has been discovered by workers preparing to set up a sun-powered energy plant.
Home affairs minister Walter Roban said the disused runway which juts into Castle Harbour, known as “...
DATE: Mar 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police issued a statement this afternoon on a “viral video” depicting a male motorcyclist fleeing arrest.
According to a spokesman, officers were on mobile patrol in Warwick at about 9.45pm on Saturday when they encountered the man near the Warwick E...
DATE: Mar 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Campaigners for longer jail sentences for sex offenders are to meet the Attorney-General, it was revealed yesterday.
David Burt, the Premier, told the House of Assembly that Juanae Crockwell, who organised a protest outside Parliament on March 1 to d...
DATE: Mar 09, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The health minister has called on parents to help raise safety standards in daycare centres for children.
Kim Wilson said that parents should share concerns with the Ministry of Health to ensure daycare providers were registered, licensed and up to s...
DATE: Mar 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The heartbroken parents of a girl who died at the roadside after a hit-and-run last July pleaded yesterday for witnesses to break their silence.
Jen-Naya Simmons, 19, suffered fatal injuries after a small silver-grey Suzuki passenger van hit her bike...
DATE: Mar 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell