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The Bermuda Government has filed a lawsuit at a Boston federal court against Lahey Health, alleging a conspiracy with Ewart Brown, the former premier, in what the Boston Business Journal describes as a bribery charge to divert services from the islan...
DATE: Feb 15, 2017
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Police from the Organised and Economic Crime Department descended on two medical businesses run by Ewart Brown, the former Premier, over the weekend.
Both the Brown-Darrell Clinic in Smith’s and Bermuda HealthCare Services in Paget were targeted in a...
DATE: Feb 13, 2017
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Crime
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Jonathan Bell
The Incentives for Job Makers Act, approved in 2013, has been subjected to misuse, according to the Progressive Labour Party.
The legislation was aimed at easing the procedure for key employers to obtain a Permanent Resident’s Certificate, in return ...
DATE: Feb 12, 2017
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Expect a marathon debate down party lines as two key Acts for the airport project go before legislators today in the House of Assembly.
The Airport Authority Act and the Airport Redevelopment Concession Act have been kept on hold for months — through...
DATE: Feb 10, 2017
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Parliament will hear today from Michael Dunkley, the Premier, on his telephone conversations, including contacts with police, during the protests at the House of Assembly on December 2.
Mr Dunkley dismissed suggestions from Walter Roban, the Shadow M...
DATE: Feb 10, 2017
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Building a new airport terminal is “unequivocally the best way” to deal with the problems at the ageing present facility, according to Aaron Adderley, general manager at the Department of Airport Operations.
“I can only speak from an operations stand...
DATE: Feb 09, 2017
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Leaks in the roof, ceiling and walls “continue to plague” TN Tatem Middle School, according to an air-quality report commissioned by the Ministry of Education.
Widespread mould has been detected throughout the facility, particularly in air vents, wit...
DATE: Feb 09, 2017
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Strong comments by finance minister Bob Richards in The Guardian newspaper were “right on” in defending Bermuda’s reputation, Michael Dunkley said, adding that he had discussed the interview with Mr Richards.
“We are here together, so we had a genera...
DATE: Feb 08, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
Opposition leader David Burt closed the latest town hall meeting on the airport project with a clear message to opponents of the deal: make your presence heard, but abide by the law.
Speaking of Friday’s sitting of Parliament to debate two Acts linke...
DATE: Feb 08, 2017
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Michael Dunkley, the Premier, concludes the latest round of Brexit talks in London today regarding the impact on the Overseas Territories of Britain’s departure from the European Union.
As he prepared to head to a courtesy meeting with Theresa May, t...
DATE: Feb 08, 2017
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