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Businessman Antony “Monty” Francis was remembered fondly by MPs on both sides of the House of Assembly after his death just short of his 58th birthday last week.
One Bermuda Alliance MP Sylvan Richards recalled sharing accommodation with Mr Francis i...
DATE: May 01, 2018
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Grant Gibbons joined the political fray in 1992 as part of a new group of well-educated, business savvy candidates in the ruling United Bermuda Party.
At the time, Dr Gibbons, who was the managing director of the family business Gibbons Company, made...
DATE: Apr 30, 2018
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The Progressive Labour Party has vowed to field “candidates with commitment and dedication to their communities” after the resignations last week of Opposition MPs Jeff Baron and Grant Gibbons.
Jeff Baron of the One Bermuda Alliance declared his depa...
DATE: Apr 30, 2018
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The Premier hailed a “historic” day for the island as he signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday with global cryptocurrency trader Binance.
David Burt signed the MOU with Zhao Changpeng, the chief executive of “the world’s largest cryptocurren...
DATE: Apr 28, 2018
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The anti-gang programme Operation Ceasefire has been axed in favour of a “Bermuda-centric” programme, national security minister Wayne Caines announced yesterday.
The United States-based programme would have cost $200,000 for this financial year, bu...
DATE: Apr 28, 2018
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Former One Bermuda Alliance MP Jeff Baron was “unhappy” at the result of the post-General Election leadership conference last year, a party source said yesterday.
The source added the Warwick North East MP, who resigned from Parliament on Wednesday, ...
DATE: Apr 27, 2018
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Confused drivers have blasted changes to road markings at a busy junction in Hamilton.
Motorists have complained on social media about the new layout at the intersection of Reid Street and Queen Street in the city.
Edward Benevides, chief operating o...
DATE: Apr 27, 2018
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The appointment process for the next Chief Justice, Narinder Hargun, was fair and in line with the island’s constitution, the Governor said yesterday.
The news came as the Bermuda Bar Council threw its weight behind the appointment of Mr Hargun, a fo...
DATE: Apr 27, 2018
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Abandoned vehicles in a church car park are destined for the dump today if the owners do not pick them up.
Leonard Santucci, pastor at the Vernon Temple AME Church in Southampton, said the two cars, one black and one white, have been left in the chur...
DATE: Apr 27, 2018
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Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, will make a statement on the termination of the anti-gang programme Operation Ceasefire in the House of Assembly today.
The island’s regulatory regime for digital currencies will also be debated.
The B...
DATE: Apr 27, 2018
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