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A leaflet on Bermuda’s Constitution has been released for the public by the Centre for Justice.
Next month, the Centre plans to assess the public’s awareness of the Constitution through a phone and internet survey.
It follows a conference last month ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An axed opposition senator has claimed his support for same-sex marriage could have contributed to a decision to dump him from the Upper House.
Andrew Simons — who will be replaced by Robyn Swan, the One Bermuda Alliance caucus chairwoman — said yest...
DATE: Jul 04, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A tax break for first-time business owners has paid off, a woman who opened her own childcare centre said yesterday.
Shekiah Washington, owner and head teacher at Little Achievers Daycare Centre, was one of the businesspeople who received a payroll t...
DATE: Jul 03, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bus drivers who worked to rule on the public holiday on June 18 broke the law, according to Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs.
However, unionised bus operators are now “talking through all their issues”, Mr Brown told Parliament.
The work-to...
DATE: Jul 02, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
Popular St George’s resident Neville Swainson, known as Chop-Chop, has died at the age of 84.
Opposition leader Jeanne Atherden said Mr Swainson was a popular figure from her childhood in the East End, when he worked in her father’s packing business....
DATE: Jul 02, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
A 34-year-old man is in police custody after menacing residents of Cottage Hill Road, Hamilton Parish with a bladed article.
According to police, the incident was reported at 5.22pm on Saturday, with a tactical unit responding.
A house with the suspe...
DATE: Jul 02, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
There is “no need to be concerned” about the island’s ongoing push to regain the printing of Bermuda passports from the British Government, home affairs minister Walton Brown told Parliament.
“We do believe we will make progress — it’s time consuming...
DATE: Jul 02, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
Police have issued a warning over online sex abuse allegations.
Formal complaints must be made before police are legally able to investigate them, a police spokesman said.
The statement came in response to allegations on social media about “separate ...
DATE: Jul 02, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Ronald Lightbourne, an artist, activist and teacher, who died on Tuesday, was yesterday hailed as Bermuda’s “renaissance man”.
An accomplished piano and trumpet player, Mr Lightbourne, who was 71, performed with top island artists in the heyday of Be...
DATE: Jun 30, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
“A new class of bank” is to come to Bermuda, the Premier told the House of Assembly yesterday.
David Burt, who is also Minister of Finance, said that legislation on the way would create new services to cater to Bermuda-based fintech companies.
Mr Bur...
DATE: Jun 30, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell