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Details have emerged of plans for the future use of the “finger” runway at LF Wade International Airport, in the wake of Opposition criticism that taking it off airport property was a premature decision.
Shawn Crockwell, the Minister of Tourism and T...
DATE: Jul 22, 2015
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Bringing new players to the table for electricity production will help Belco along with the community, Family Centre head Martha Dismont said.
Ms Dismont welcomed fresh legislation, brought recently to Parliament, for competitors to join the Island’s...
DATE: Jul 22, 2015
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The Island’s politicians need to take a stronger line in enacting tougher legislation to combat the sexual exploitation of children, according to the charity Scars.
“I just think the system doesn’t work,” said Scars chairman Jon Brunson, calling for ...
DATE: Jul 21, 2015
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When it comes to a new resort on the old Club Med site, the feelings of St George’s residents are easily summed up by former mayor Henry Hayward.
“I’m afraid the popular belief is ‘I’ll believe it when I see it’,” Mr Hayward said of the property whos...
DATE: Jul 21, 2015
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A dead body was found “in an advanced state” by a member of the public at a Middle Town Lane, Hamilton address.
Neighbours only learnt of the discovery when Police, including the Forensic Support Unit, descended on a site near the east end of the res...
DATE: Jul 21, 2015
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The collapse of a court case against a teacher accused of sexually exploiting three different students has prompted a call for changes in the way such cases are conducted.
The recommendations came from Scars, a charity dedicated to fighting child sex...
DATE: Jul 20, 2015
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A passion for sports has taken 13-year-old Myles Dismont Robinson far: medals and scholarships have culminated in securing a place at one of Britain’s top schools.
The irony of achieving an outstanding talent scholarship in rugby to attend Harrow Sch...
DATE: Jul 20, 2015
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A Progressive Labour Party motion of censure against Speaker of the House Randy Horton has been defeated along party lines by 17 votes to 15. The vote came at 1am.
The debate laid bare long-simmering divisions of Parliament, including charges of favo...
DATE: Jul 18, 2015
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Customers may get lower electricity bills as the Bermuda Government warned Belco it could face healthy competition from alternative power suppliers.
Under a draft Electricity Bill tabled in Parliament, Belco will retain control of the grid — but Gran...
DATE: Jul 18, 2015
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The Progressive Labour Party has refused to say whether it supports the Bermuda Government’s multimillion investment in the 2017 America’s Cup.
Opposition leader Marc Bean, deputy leader David Burt, shadow economic development minister Wayne Furbert ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2015
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