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The Singapore model for casino gaming adopted by the Bermuda Government in the 2014 Act will be amended to suit the island, the House of Assembly heard this morning.
The updates came from Shawn Crockwell, the Minister of Tourism Development and Trans...
DATE: Feb 26, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
A crowd of hundreds demonstrating against One Bermuda Alliance immigration initiatives came out to pack Parliament Street outside the Government Administration Building.
However, Michael Fahy, the Minister of Home Affairs, insisted that yesterday’s p...
DATE: Feb 26, 2016
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The hoped-for sale of the defunct Grand Atlantic housing development in Warwick has not materialised, according to Craig Cannonier, the Minister of Public Works.
A memorandum of understanding between Bermudiana Beach Resorts and the Bermuda Housing C...
DATE: Feb 26, 2016
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Bermuda’s tax structure needs revamping sooner rather than later, Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert said in his appraisal of the latest Budget statement.
Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, acknowledged in last Friday’s statement th...
DATE: Feb 25, 2016
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The price of oil may have fallen worldwide, but for local consumers the cost of electricity will soon rise as a knock-on effect of the latest Budget.
While motorists will pay a higher fee at the pumps, Belco’s customers will also pay for more for Cus...
DATE: Feb 24, 2016
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An unemployed security guard has been left reeling by an “unbelievable” bill of more than $16,000 for three days in hospital.
The 28-year-old was left with no choice but to admit himself to the Emergency Department after he was stricken with pneumoni...
DATE: Feb 24, 2016
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Parents and teachers are resolutely against the closure of any schools, a public forum heard last night.
Wayne Scott, the Minister of Education, also faced scepticism over school restructuring, with many citing the island’s difficulties with adopting...
DATE: Feb 23, 2016
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A toy boat launched at sea by school students last year in the United States has reached the coast of Wales, after getting a little Bermuda help during a stopover on the island.
The Carolina Dreamer was put together by St Andrew’s School of Math and ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2016
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The influential role of Bertram Guishard, one of the Island’s senior educators, has been recalled in the establishment of Bermuda College.
Mr Guishard, who died last week at the age of 87, was “a very upright, trustworthy, honest individual”, said Ge...
DATE: Feb 23, 2016
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The Committee of 25 has handled its finances competently and above board, according to the group’s treasurer.
The charity for handicapped children lost its charitable status in 2013 due to a lack of audited financial statements, but Kent Bascome, who...
DATE: Feb 22, 2016
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