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The disused Sandys 360 sports centre could be bought by the Bermuda Government.
A $1 million sale and purchase agreement between the Government and Sandys Secondary Middle School was tabled yesterday by Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of...
DATE: Feb 24, 2018
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The junior finance minister warned high earners on notional salaries yesterday: “We’re coming after you.”
Wayne Furbert also praised the Progressive Labour Party’s vision for growth and said the island was “heading for a renaissance”.
He told MPs the...
DATE: Feb 24, 2018
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The family of a young Bermudian who was murdered in England have set up a GoFundMe page to cover his funeral costs and bring his body home.
Lyrico Steede, 17, was stabbed in the Bulwell area of Nottingham 11 days ago and died of his injuries on Monda...
DATE: Feb 23, 2018
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The 2018-19 Budget and the stewardship of Bermuda’s economy will dominate today’s House of Assembly.
A week after the Budget, Opposition leader and Shadow Minister of Finance Jeanne Atherden is to deliver the Reply to the Budget.
A party spokesman sa...
DATE: Feb 23, 2018
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Bermuda’s airport briefly closed down its runway this morning after an Egyptian military aircraft blew a tyre while landing.
According to Sergeant Allan Wilkinson of the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service, the rupture on the port side landing gear was s...
DATE: Feb 23, 2018
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A 50-year-old tourist from New York who died after collapsing yesterday outside the Unfinished Church in St George’s has been named by police as Frank Marzocca.
A spokesman offered condolences to Mr Marzocca’s family, who are being assisted by a fami...
DATE: Feb 22, 2018
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An about-turn on same-sex marriage is “the last straw” for Bermudian Joe Gibbons and his Canadian partner, Christopher Vee.
The couple are in the process of buying a business in Canada, where they aim to settle later this year.
Mr Gibbons said: “We’v...
DATE: Feb 22, 2018
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Access to the docks in Hamilton is to be restricted for part of this week to allow for urgent repairs.
Stevedoring Services Limited put in a request last year for three days of construction for “critical resurfacing work” to alleviate dangerous condi...
DATE: Feb 21, 2018
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Family Centre is preparing to move into its new premises at the former Sunshine League House on King Street in Hamilton this week.
In a statement, the charity described it as “the biggest move in their 27-year history”.
The Sunshine League’s headquar...
DATE: Feb 21, 2018
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A broadcast on the Hamilton waterfront dispute that failed to air on Hott 107.5 was pulled because radio station owner Glenn Blakeney was worried about potential legal issues and a clash with a planned discussion on the Budget.
Mr Blakeney, chairman ...
DATE: Feb 20, 2018
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