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A fintech firm that promised to create a global compliance base in Bermuda and invest millions in the island is under investigation by US authorities.
The US internal Revenue Service and US Department of Justice have launched investigations into Bina...
DATE: May 15, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A French yacht en route to the Azores was towed to the island yesterday after it was hit by rough weather and mechanical problems.
The Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre said the 40ft French boat Reve D’Oceans IV was en route from the Dominican Repub...
DATE: May 15, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
International assessors are to visit Bermuda next week to survey a $2.8 million pilot boat that suffered major damage after it steamed into a reef.
A government spokeswoman said the St David, bought for $2,795,000, in 2912, was insured for $2.8 mill...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former cycle livery in Southampton could be changed into a pharmacy with a deli, according to a planning application submitted this week.
The proposal from the Bermuda Pharmacy Group, which operates the Par la Ville Pharmacy and two other pharmacie...
DATE: May 13, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A ramp made of Bermuda cedar has been installed at a historic church to make life easier for disabled people.
The Friends of St Peter’s Church, in St George, said the ramp to the vestry was opened last Sunday.
A spokeswoman added: “The ramp was a pro...
DATE: May 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Busking fees for street artists will be waived this year to support the sector and cheer up the streets, the City of Hamilton announced today.
The city charges a $30 a year fee for a busking permit that allows artists to perform or display their work...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charity dedicated to supporting Bermuda’s women has received a $10,000 boost for its counselling support services.
The Women’s Resource Centre has announced that Sun Life Financial recently donated the money to help the charity provide support to w...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The owners of a fast-food chain have submitted plans for a new drive-through restaurant.
David and Beryl Furbert, who own Mr Chicken, want to build the restaurant near the junction of North Shore Road and Idlewood Drive in Hamilton Parish, where a bu...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda Day may lack a parade, but the Department of Community and Culture still hope for the public to build traditional floats.
The Department, in collaboration with the Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation, will this year host a Mini-Float Challenge and h...
DATE: May 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to convert a warehouse into a grocery store have been shot down Government planners.
The application, submitted to the Development Applications Board in January, proposed alterations to warehouse on North Shore Road, Pembroke to create a 1,225 ...
DATE: May 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes