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Bermuda’s “visionary innovators” — from web designers to the inventor of a shark suit — will be celebrated as part of World Intellectual Property Day.
The Intellectual Property Office has teemed up with the Ministry of Business Development for Thursd...
DATE: Apr 25, 2012
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Even checking the time on a phone is enough to get a driver convicted, a bus operator was told in Magistrates’ Court.
Jevon Thomas was fined $300 for the December 23 offence.
The 32-year-old said he had been driving buses for five years and had a cle...
DATE: Apr 25, 2012
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A 29-year-old who threatened police with a shooting gesture was sentenced to ten days in jail.
Rashad Cooper, of Pembroke, admitted to the threatening behaviour in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
He made the gesture outside Spinning Wheel on Saturday n...
DATE: Apr 25, 2012
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Heritage Month 2012 will be themed ‘Celebrating Hospitality Through the Ages’, Economy Minister Patrice Minors informed the House of Assembly.
Hotels linked to the Bermuda Hospitality Institute will take turns offering events every Tuesday in May.
Pr...
DATE: Apr 24, 2012
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In a heated discussion of whether the Parliamentary Election Amendment Act, 2012 went far enough, Opposition MPs clashed with their Government counterparts over the need for Bermudians overseas to cast their votes.
Kim Swan, who was elected as an MP ...
DATE: Apr 24, 2012
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Jonathan Bell
The energy plant at the Tynes Bay Incinerator could be privatised, as Government solicits ideas for the future of the waste-to-energy facility.
After the Ministry of Public Works gazetted a request for proposal (RFP) to “supplement or replace” the ex...
DATE: Apr 23, 2012
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Economy Minister Patrice Minors assured the House of Assembly she had “no intentions to make any changes to the existing policy” when it came to term limits.
The statement came as Ms Minors rebutted Opposition claims that the policy had driven busine...
DATE: Apr 23, 2012
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Jonathan Bell
A 32-year-old Paget man is under house arrest after appearing in Magistrates’ Court on charges of sexual assault and stalking.
Neither the accused nor his alleged victim can be named for legal reasons.
The defendant was granted bail of $15,000 by Sen...
DATE: Apr 21, 2012
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Court
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Jonathan Bell
New health insurance regulations have been formally Gazetted, paving the way for reforms to insurance claims payments.
The legislation passed in the House of Assembly and Senate despite scepticism from members of the Opposition, who warned of possibl...
DATE: Apr 21, 2012
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Jonathan Bell
Government is calling for candidates to take up the opportunity to take part in a computer certification academy that will initially be offered free of charge.
According to Information Services Minister Michael Scott, the Cisco certification covers a...
DATE: Apr 21, 2012
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