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Ground penetrating radar, rather than the “invasive” method of drilling into rock, could be used under revised plans to develop Tucker’s Point.
The 2011 Special Development Order for the property was amended by the Senate to permit other measures for...
DATE: Jul 27, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A walled-off area surrounding the roadside cenotaph monument by Christ Anglican Church, Devonshire, has taken two severe hits in six months.
However, the crashes have not put the church out of pocket, according to Canon James Francis.
“We find out wh...
DATE: Jul 27, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
The night of July 19, 2012 was very nearly the last for Lance Furbert, Bermuda’s former curator of forts, who this week met the couple who saved his life against astounding odds.
On that day, holidaying with his wife Margo in the wilds of Yellowstone...
DATE: Jul 25, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
The number of people now entitled to work in Bermuda permit-free under a new legal precedent delivered by the Supreme Court excludes the “vast majority” of work permit holders.
However, Peter Sanderson, the lawyer behind the latest ruling, cautioned ...
DATE: Jul 24, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
A woman has cried foul after being discharged from the hospital’s emergency room, claiming she was turned away because staff there refused to take her complaint seriously.
Saudia Virgil told The Royal Gazette she had to call for an ambulance on Sunda...
DATE: Jul 24, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
A failure to increase the population will result in everyone getting poorer, according to economist Peter Everson.
“For Bermuda, the reality is stark,” Mr Everson told The Royal Gazette as he reflected on a poll showing more than half of people do no...
DATE: Jul 24, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
Under a new ruling by the Supreme Court, naturalised British Overseas Territories citizens are to be freed from work permit restrictions.
The judgment by Chief Justice Ian Kawaley carries potential implications for other areas of law that could be de...
DATE: Jul 23, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Jeremy Cox, the chief executive officer of the Bermuda Monetary Authority, was paid $500,000 last year, with a possible bonus of up to 30 per cent extra.
Mr Cox, who has stewarded the BMA for the past five years, has signed on for a second five-year ...
DATE: Jul 23, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
Finance Minister Bob Richards insisted opinion polls “cannot change the economic reality” as he reacted to a survey showing more than half the Island opposes boosting population.
His remarks came as business research head Don Mills told The Royal Gaz...
DATE: Jul 22, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
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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Jonathan Bell
