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Former home affairs minister Michael Fahy told The Royal Gazette he took no relief in handing over responsibility for immigration, once described as the “third rail” of Bermudian politics.
“I say that obviously with some sense of regret, in that we w...
DATE: May 14, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
No waiting until May 24 could hold back the End-to-End swimmers, who took to Hamilton Harbour with gusto yesterday after last week’s weather delay.
Cold? Not for the 50 or so who gathered at the marina off the Hamilton Princess: “It’s 75F,” said orga...
DATE: May 14, 2016
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Bermuda has “a new queen”.
Lovette Brangman, businesswoman and community figure, has been awarded a special honour by the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Given the Sarah Bass Allen Award for outstanding church and community service, Mrs Brangman ...
DATE: May 14, 2016
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Senator Jeff Baron, Sylvan Richards and Cole Simons have been added to the One Bermuda Alliance Cabinet as part of a major shake-up.
Senator Michael Fahy, who received intense criticism during the Pathways to Status protests this year, has handed ove...
DATE: May 14, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
Businessman Henry Talbot, who with his wife Eunice ran the family company Talbot Enterprises, has died at the age of 84.
Mr Talbot was a long-time supporter of the Progressive Labour Party, whose Acting Deputy Leader, Walter Roban, issued a statement...
DATE: May 14, 2016
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
The fresh deck of ministers in the new One Bermuda Alliance Cabinet includes a promotion for Jeff Baron and a new portfolio for Patricia Gordon-Pamplin.
Meanwhile, Kenneth Bascome, now Junior Minister for Tourism, said he looked forward to following ...
DATE: May 14, 2016
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
The western base for the America’s Cup youth programme, with its finishing coat of bright pink, has been tough to miss lately by the Dockyard waterside.
The haven for local youngsters to learn about boats and take to the water got its official openin...
DATE: May 12, 2016
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Event
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Twelve extra cruise ships are to call on St George from 2017 to 2022 as part of a deal announced yesterday with Norwegian Cruise Line.
The agreement with the Bermuda Government includes bringing two catamaran ferries to the island for a run from Dock...
DATE: May 12, 2016
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A deliberately unnamed group proposing fresh opportunities to settle the island’s differences held its first in an anticipated series of gatherings last night in Hamilton.
Conflict management was the theme, using the example of South Africa, as Arlen...
DATE: May 11, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
After years of stalled plans to redevelop the defunct 9 Beaches resort, the Bermuda Land Development Company is preparing to seize the property off its tenant.
Francis Mussenden, chief executive officer of the BLDC, said the quango had “exhausted all...
DATE: May 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell