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A controversial contract to redevelop Hamilton’s waterfront never got the needed approval from the Corporation of Hamilton’s board, a source said yesterday.
The news came as Michael MacLean, whose Allied Development Partners Limited was later strippe...
DATE: Mar 16, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Government is preparing regulations over blockchain technology, David Burt announced today.
The Premier told the House of Assembly a draft bill will be introduced for the regulation of initial coin offerings associated with the cryptocurr...
DATE: Mar 16, 2018
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
About 80 businesses attended a meeting designed to create jobs for unemployed people last night.
National security minister Wayne Caines urged interested candidates to sign up at the Department of Workforce Development before attending a jobs fair on...
DATE: Mar 16, 2018
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Bus services ground to a halt yesterday in what was said to be a show of support for mechanics who had earlier downed tools.
The problem, which began at lunchtime, was resolved before 3pm, when vehicles headed back out with school runs the priority. ...
DATE: Mar 15, 2018
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s part in bringing tennis to the United States has been profiled in The New York Times.
Mary Ewing Outerbridge, born in America to Bermudian parents, discovered the game at her family’s home on the island — and took the sport back with her to...
DATE: Mar 15, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
St George’s has been tentatively approved to receive a police station of its own — “especially if the plans to develop the town come about”, national security minister Wayne Caines told MPs on Monday.
Addressing Parliament at the close of the Budget ...
DATE: Mar 14, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hamilton mayor Charles Gosling has held his fire on the option of a protest resignation over impending legislation that would defer city elections and confer extra powers on the Bermuda Government.
According to electoral rules, this May would mark th...
DATE: Mar 14, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
Dockyard has proven itself as a viable alternative port to Hamilton’s docks — although strong winds hampered the offloading of containers yesterday for safety reasons.
The West End prepared at short notice for the MV Oleander, which was able to unloa...
DATE: Mar 14, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
It was midwinter in March yesterday as 3.51 inches of rain lashed Bermuda by 9pm.
But the downpour, which lasted most of the day, was a welcome boost for tanks that were beginning to run dry after one of the calmest Februaries on record.
Before yeste...
DATE: Mar 13, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
Ewart Brown, a doctor and former premier, said last night that he was “very pleased, but not at all surprised” by a United States court’s decision to throw out a civil case against the American-based Lahey Clinic in which he was alleged to be a co-co...
DATE: Mar 13, 2018
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Jonathan Bell