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Three residences struck by bullets in Monday night’s gunfire near Rambling Lane illustrate how close the island came to losing a bystander to a stray shot.
The bullet that punched through the shutter and kitchen window of one home flew into a hangout...
DATE: Jul 15, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The solar power plant planned for a vacant airport runway will start at a limited capacity as the island’s power grid is reconfigured, Parliament heard this morning.
Grant Gibbons, the Minister of Economic Development, told MPs that the initial phase...
DATE: Jul 15, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Tourism Authority’s public relations officers generated editorial content worth more than $26 million in advertising during 2015.
The BTA said yesterday that much of that content came from 108 journalists who visited the island last year ...
DATE: Jul 15, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The public got a reminder in the House of Assembly that the Commission of Inquiry tasked with investigating government contracts opted to include the contentious airport development deal.
Walter Roban, the Shadow Minister of Home Affairs, noted that ...
DATE: Jul 14, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislation for visitors to rent out minicars has come under fire from the Opposition and taxi operators, as well as raising tempers within the already tense ranks of the One Bermuda Alliance.
That Bill, debated last night within the ruling party, is...
DATE: Jul 13, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Helping others to believe in themselves has been a personal mission for Jordan Simmons-Trott, the freshly graduated head boy of CedarBridge Academy.
Now Jordan, 18, is headed off to further his education in the hope of returning home to teach at his ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda High School has declared “outstanding” results for its 2016 International Baccalaureate diploma, with 29 graduates out of 30 entered for the full diploma — 25 of whom were successful.
The BHS average score for those achieving the full dip...
DATE: Jul 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Trevor Moniz, the Attorney-General, misrepresented the conduct rules for barristers when he asked fellow One Bermuda Alliance MP Shawn Crockwell to avoid cases against the Government, according to independent legal council.
In resigning from the OBA ...
DATE: Jul 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government and Opposition politicians past and present packed the Anglican Cathedral for the funeral of Jacqueline Swan, the late wife of former premier Sir John Swan.
Sir John greeted distinguished guests at the doorway as hundreds turned out in the...
DATE: Jul 12, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Former premier Ewart Brown has likened the continued investigation of Mahesh Reddy, chief medical officer at his business Bermuda Healthcare Services, to a state of war.
“This is a legal matter; it has to be handled carefully,” Dr Brown said, telling...
DATE: Jul 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell