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Regulations for initial coin offering, a key piece of the island’s cryptocurrency legislation, were officially gazetted today, national security minister Wayne Caines announced.
It came as Mr Caines warned that early talk of potential offerings would...
DATE: Jul 10, 2018
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The Bermuda Farmers Association urged the Government yesterday to ditch its plan to remove West End farmers from their land amid concerns over the island’s dwindling farming industry.
The association claimed less than 400 acres is now being farmed ac...
DATE: Jul 09, 2018
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Legislators last night approved the introduction of police checkpoints to screen motorists for sobriety, in a bid to curtail drink-driving.
Transport minister Walter Roban told the House of Assembly that while the Bill was “not the cure-all — but it...
DATE: Jul 07, 2018
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The House of Assembly will today debate the introduction of roadside breath test checkpoints.
The Road Traffic (Road Sobriety Checkpoints) Amendment Act will allow the senior magistrate to authorise police officers to carry out roadside breath tests ...
DATE: Jul 06, 2018
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The Bermuda Government is to appeal a landmark Supreme Court decision reversing the island’s ban on same-sex marriage.
The proceedings against the June 6 ruling by Chief Justice Ian Kawaley were confirmed yesterday by Walton Brown, the Minister of Ho...
DATE: Jul 06, 2018
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Tainted water blamed on old cast-iron pipes is still a problem for some homes in Prospect, the Ministry of Public Works said yesterday.
Discoloured water has affected homes at Alexandra Road and the adjoining Greenwich Lane, which date back to the Br...
DATE: Jul 05, 2018
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A Turkey-based cryptocurrency venture, Ovis Communications, has announced that it is “establishing a presence in Bermuda to further develop its long-term growth plans”.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said that the company’s principals, Serbulent Arslan...
DATE: Jul 05, 2018
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The Warwick Gombey troupe has followed the example of one of its youngest members to help families in need.
The traditional dancers acted after kind-hearted Xenai Savery, aged 10, asked for donations to the Family Centre instead of gifts on his birth...
DATE: Jul 05, 2018
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A tax break for first-time business owners has paid off, a woman who opened her own childcare centre said yesterday.
Shekiah Washington, owner and head teacher at Little Achievers Daycare Centre, was one of the businesspeople who received a payroll t...
DATE: Jul 03, 2018
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Bus drivers who worked to rule on the public holiday on June 18 broke the law, according to Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs.
However, unionised bus operators are now “talking through all their issues”, Mr Brown told Parliament.
The work-to...
DATE: Jul 02, 2018
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