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Bermuda could have a casino up and running in early 2018 if everything goes as planned, according to the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission.
Richard Schuetz, executive director at the commission, said a strategic plan on gaming was being developed, inc...
DATE: Feb 28, 2017
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Bermudian entrepreneurs are being invited to take part in CARIFESTA XIII Grand Market and Buyer’s Shopping Mall in Barbados.
The event, to be held between August 19 and August 26, is described as the world’s largest gathering of Caribbean arts and cu...
DATE: Feb 28, 2017
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Four Bermudians were honoured at the PLP’s annual Drum Major Awards for their contributions to the island.
Marie Lilah Tucker, Lynette Harvey, Eldon Raynor and the late Allan Warner were each recognised in the event on Sunday, held as part of the par...
DATE: Feb 28, 2017
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The Bermuda Tourism Authority has been given a boost in the budget, but the island’s hotels are set to lose concessions.
Finance minister Bob Richards revealed that the Tourism Authority Grant will rise from $22.7 million to $25 million.
However, he ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2017
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Berkeley Institute principal Phyllis Curtis-Tweed is set to resign at the end of the academic year, the school’s governing body said.
According to a statement, she made the decision to resign in order to pursue another professional opportunity.
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DATE: Feb 27, 2017
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A formal caution policy for cannabis possession has been issued to police, according to Director of Public Prosecutions Larry Mussenden.
In a statement, Mr Mussenden said he has today issued to the Commissioner of Police the guidance for formal cauti...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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More than four people a day were injured as a result of road collisions in 2016, according to new figures from the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Road Safety Council described the statistic as “shocking”, saying that it should m...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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Plans to turn the Grand Atlantic housing project into the Bermudiana Beach Resort have been resurrected.
The Bermuda Housing Corporation has announced that it has completed its selection process and selected MacLellan and Associates again to move for...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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A former bus driver who admitted taking cash from the vehicle’s vault has been fined $300 for the offence.
Pedro Goddard, 42, pleaded guilty last month to both stealing cash and having an object, specifically a metal bar, for the purposes of burglary...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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A man who failed to pay a $28 taxi fare was this morning fined $300 in Magistrates’ Court and ordered to compensate the driver.
David Robinson, 29, pleaded guilty to failing to pay a taxi operator for services provided on the evening of January 15.
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DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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