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An eight-month adoptions delay that led to frustration and heartache for would-be new parents should now be at an end, according to Child and Family Services director Alfred Maybury.
However, more stringent adoption regulations now in force come with...
DATE: Jul 18, 2014
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The Opposition Progressive Labour Party remained absent from the House of Assembly today, continuing the boycott of Parliament vowed by party leader Marc Bean.
Mr Bean last week denounced Parliament as “a sham and a farce” after Governor George Fergu...
DATE: Jul 18, 2014
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Much-anticipated legislation to bring casino gaming to Bermuda has missed its chance to go before Parliament — but will be tabled before the year’s end, according to Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell.
The Bill will be presented along with associated r...
DATE: Jul 18, 2014
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A fired doctor’s sweeping lawsuit against the Bermuda Hospitals Board has closed with allegations of wrongful dismissal, fabricated records, defamation and the deliberate infliction of emotional distress.
Charles Curtis-Thomas is calling for damages ...
DATE: Jul 16, 2014
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Court
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Jonathan Bell
A driver who crashed after fleeing police in an attempt to evade a speeding ticket received a heavy fine in yesterday’s sitting of Magistrates’ Court.
But an apologetic Trovaughn Smith, 29, of Granaway Heights in Southampton, avoided being convicted ...
DATE: Jul 16, 2014
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An emaciated homeless man’s life was saved after a passer-by came to his aid — but for humanitarian Jonathan Guishard, the gesture merely underscored an old message.
Initially reluctant to speak to The Royal Gazette, Mr Guishard acknowledged that he’...
DATE: Jul 15, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
Governor George Fergusson’s say is not required for the Island’s legislators to launch an inquiry into “well-established historic wrongdoings” involving the loss of citizens’ property, the People’s Campaign activist group claimed this morning.
Mr Fer...
DATE: Jul 14, 2014
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The developers of the Fairmont Hamilton Princess stand to reap $11.2 million in tax breaks if they invest some $40.1 million in improvements to the iconic Hamilton hotel.
Unveiling the second such concession order granted in the last year, Minister ...
DATE: Jul 12, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
A drug mule caught trying to smuggle ingested pellets of cocaine and cannabis through the airport has been jailed for 27 months.
“You took a gamble — and you lost,” magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo told Marketa Raynor, 31, before passing sentence.
An emoti...
DATE: Jul 11, 2014
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Court
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Jonathan Bell
The Opposition aren’t “playing politics” with the delicate issue of permanent residents obtaining Bermuda status, according to Shadow Immigration Minister Walton Brown.
Mr Brown spoke to The Royal Gazette ahead of today’s town hall meeting, the third...
DATE: Jul 10, 2014
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