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Boosting Bermuda’s population must accompany proposed overhauls for its tax regime, according to a tax reform report tabled on Friday in the House.
The bipartisan Tax Reform Commission’s recommendations, built from 400 hours of research, was hailed b...
DATE: Nov 19, 2018
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Household investments in simple power-saving measures will help the island to grapple with overall electricity costs, according to home affairs minister Walter Roban.
Mr Roban retained control of the Department of Energy along with telecommunications...
DATE: Nov 19, 2018
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The Christmas market for the KatKids charity comes tonight with new African arts and crafts to support children.
An annual event, the night market runs from 5.30pm to 8.30pm upstairs at Pier 6 on Front Street.
KatKids, a volunteer fundraising group d...
DATE: Nov 16, 2018
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Bermuda’s telecommunications and electricity watchdog is seeking a full-time chief executive after the departure of Aaron Smith as a stopgap chief executive.
Angela Berry, the chairwoman of the Regulatory Authority of Bermuda, said the overseer body ...
DATE: Nov 16, 2018
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It’s crunch time tonight for young entrepreneurs who get five minutes each to pitch their business ideas before a panel of judges.
The good news for teen finalists Madison Thompson and Natalie Calderon, of Bermuda High School, and Andreaz Glasgow, of...
DATE: Nov 15, 2018
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A former Royal Marine and his wife marked Remembrance Day with their own tribute to fallen soldiers at the Royal Naval Cemetery on Ireland Island South.
“It struck a chord with me,” said Jonah Jones, who paid respects on November 11 at the graves of ...
DATE: Nov 14, 2018
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A teenage student exploring the science of taste can now reveal how she tracked down a potential genetic basis for the “sweet tooth”.
Kameron Young, an International Baccalaureate student at Bermuda High School, is offering a presentation on her acad...
DATE: Nov 07, 2018
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Scott Franklin of Rugby Canada had his “faith in humanity restored” only hours after losing his passport, keys, money and phone on Sunday night.
The visiting athlete’s jacket, containing his most crucial possessions, had fallen off his bike into the ...
DATE: Nov 07, 2018
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One of the island’s top drummers has died. Charles “Jiggs” Douglas was 89.
Dale Butler, a former Progressive Labour Party MP and music historian, said Mr Douglas’s death was “a great loss to Bermuda’s music heritage”.
He added: “He was an absolutely ...
DATE: Nov 06, 2018
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A funeral service for the activist Gershwyn “Shiloh” Smith will be held today.
The service will be followed by a celebration of his life.
Pastor Gladwyn Smith, Mr Smith’s youngest brother, said a special ceremony would be held at 11am at the Open Doo...
DATE: Nov 03, 2018
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