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Guidelines are set to be put in place for the government’s watchdog of fairness over public contracts, nearly six years after it was formally established.
Michael Dunkley told Parliament that $773,000 has been set aside in the 2017/18 fiscal year for...
DATE: Mar 15, 2017
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Local artist Nicky Gurret, a global veteran of flower shows, is soon to head back to the world’s ultimate event, where she aims to top her past achievements.
“I’ve got bronze, I have got silver, but I would love to get gold,” Ms Gurret said of the Ch...
DATE: Mar 15, 2017
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Blame for “untenable” travel obstacles that have held up an undisclosed number of Bermudian travellers bound for the United States has been laid on the UK passport office.
Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister of Home Affairs, told Parliament that He...
DATE: Mar 11, 2017
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Trevor Moniz, the Attorney-General, has refused to disclose the price tag for the Bermuda Government’s legal claim against Lahey Clinic.
In addition, Mr Moniz rebuffed calls to identify the Government’s sources for its case, in which former premier E...
DATE: Mar 11, 2017
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An advocate for Bermuda’s elderly has pointed out a pathway for some seniors to obtain a British passport free of cost, in the wake of complaints from a pensioner at being charged.
Carol Everson, a case worker with the Bermuda Legion, responded to la...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017
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Several more government schools are to be investigated for possible mould contamination, education minister Cole Simons told the House of Assembly.
Mr Simons’s remarks come a few weeks after students at TN Tatem Middle School returned after the build...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017
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Security is to be ramped up after burglars inflicted thousands of dollars in damage at eight schools earlier this year.
Cole Simons, the Minister of Education, told Parliament that the Bermuda Government’s facilities team intended to prioritise maint...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017
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The promotion of Freddie Evans to Commissioner of Education won high marks from Mike Charles, general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers.
“He has demonstrated, despite all the negatives, that he can do the job,” Mr Charles told The Royal Gaze...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017
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Ewart Brown arrived back on the island without incident yesterday, amid rumours that he might have been detained by authorities upon his arrival.
The former Premier and his wife were met outside LF Wade International Airport by a group of supporters ...
DATE: Mar 09, 2017
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Victoria Hay Pacaud, a longstanding resident of the West End who divided her time between Bermuda and her home in New York City, has died at the age of 103.
Together with her first husband, Henry Lafayette Collins Jr, Mrs Pacaud owned Ely’s Lodge, a ...
DATE: Mar 09, 2017
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