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Under the table payments to secure a casino licence in Bermuda wouldn’t be possible under Government’s gaming regulatory regime, Attorney General Mark Pettingill insisted last night before MPs.
“The checks and balances that we are ensuring going into...
DATE: Feb 15, 2014
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An Island-wide network of police security cameras is to be installed starting April 1, police announced yesterday.
The system of 150 cameras, capable of facial recognition and vehicle tracking, will replace the existing array of roughly 86 cameras.
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DATE: Feb 14, 2014
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A pen pal initiative with Westgate inmates has been proposed, following an outreach to the facility by the groups Imagine Bermuda and Chewstick.
Imagine Bermuda head Glenn Fubler said the concept sprang from a February 11 airing for inmates of a docu...
DATE: Feb 14, 2014
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An embankment along the south side of Palmetto Road near Perimeter Lane, Devoshire, collapsed during heavy rains overnight, bringing down utility poles and causing extensive damage.
In the House of Assembly this morning, Ms Patricia Gordon Pamplin sa...
DATE: Feb 14, 2014
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A bid by the Corporation of Hamilton take back control of its finances has been refused by Chief Justice Ian Kawaley.
This means Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy continues holding the City’s purse strings — although Mr Justice Kawaley called the si...
DATE: Feb 13, 2014
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Victor Scott Primary School has been given $10,000 by the Fairmont Hamilton Princess to purchase books and electronics.
The hotel opened a $5,000 Amazon account for the Pembroke school to buy the books. And a team from the hotel also repainted and re...
DATE: Feb 13, 2014
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The Eliza DoLittle Society food charity is now equipped with a Healthy Heart section at its 14 food banks around the Island, thanks to a donation from the Argus Group.
The new section offers products low in sugar and salt, catering to people with hea...
DATE: Feb 13, 2014
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The newly formed Bermuda Tourism Authority has accepted Bermuda Hospitality Institute CEO Karla Lacey as its chief operating officer.
Ms Lacey, who is stepping down from her current post, formally joins the BTA on April 7.
Yesterday’s announcement ca...
DATE: Feb 13, 2014
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The Island’s unions “understand the challenges” facing the Government’s cash-strapped pension scheme — but remain opposed to outsourcing or privatising for downsizing Bermuda’s civil service.
The remarks came from Bermuda Trade Union Congress head Al...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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The proposed national ballot on casino gaming may have been discarded by Government — but the Gaming Referendum Act 2013 will return nevertheless as the House of Assembly reconvenes on Friday.
The Act has been carried forward, according to Government...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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