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A reported lost payment for buses has been blasted by Lawrence Scott, the Shadow Minister of Transport, as “irresponsibility and incompetence at its highest”.
According to a Monday report by the online news site Bermuda Real, a $300,000 advance payme...
DATE: Jun 29, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Kelly Hunt has been announced as the new executive director of the Coalition for the Protection of Children.
Sheelagh Cooper, the founder of the helping agency, said the appointment would enable the coalition to bolster its services for “children who...
DATE: Jun 29, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The sudden outlawing of a popular sports bike has dealt a rude surprise to motorcycle enthusiasts.
“I’ve had my bike for five years, I’ve got it licensed for five years, and all at once it’s an issue?” said William DaCosta, owner of a lovingly mainta...
DATE: Jun 29, 2016
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Other
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Jonathan Bell
Gun violence is the basis of a public meeting called for Thursday by former minister Dale Butler.
The forum set for 7pm at the Bermuda Industrial Union will address “the core issues that have led to Bermuda’s tragic involvement”, Mr Butler told The R...
DATE: Jun 28, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Low turnout at last week’s referendum shows that Bermudians have deeper worries than same-sex unions, according to the LGBTQ group OUTBermuda.
While voters turned down both same-sex marriage and civil unions, too few showed at the polls for the refer...
DATE: Jun 28, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The latest school year has come to a close with nearly 50,000 breakfasts given to public school students by the Coalition for the Protection of Children.
It marks the agency’s ninth year running its breakfast programme — and, appropriately enough, a ...
DATE: Jun 28, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Tourism Authority issued a progress report on its corporate objectives after Parliament’s discussion of its incentive programme.
Kenneth Bascome, Junior Minister of Tourism, informed legislators during Friday’s session that every member o...
DATE: Jun 28, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government’s disputed airport redevelopment contract is to be investigated by a Commission of Inquiry along with contentious projects of the past — such as Bermuda Emissions Control and GlobalHue.
That independent body, which held its first publi...
DATE: Jun 28, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Opposition MPs have voiced scepticism in the House of Assembly over a $50,000 travel budget run up the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission.
Junior tourism minister Kenneth Bascome faced a grilling from the Progressive Labour Party, with the St George’s ...
DATE: Jun 27, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
In a first, a group of Bermuda High School students got to spend the few days before summer break tackling science projects at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.
The trip was part of the school’s second annual Steam week, for Science,...
DATE: Jun 27, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell