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New legislation has been put forward to help the Corporation of Hamilton deal with its financial challenges, but more work must still be done.
While amendments to increase the Municipality’s ability to collect parking revenue and increase its debt ce...
DATE: Dec 09, 2015
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The Bermuda Government has tabled a series of leases for the St George’s hotel project. The 262-year leases, tabled on Friday, propose a varying rent for the hotel property, which would start at $1,000 per year before rising to $5,000, $80,000 and ev...
DATE: Dec 09, 2015
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Bermudian actor Nick Christopher has hit the stage in a new musical featuring the music of iconic rock star David Bowie.
Lazarus, written by Tony Award winner Enda Walsh, formally opened at the New York Theatre Workshop on Monday. The show has become...
DATE: Dec 09, 2015
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Same-sex partners of Bermudians will get the same right to reside and seek work as spouses of Bermudians in less than three months.
Chief Justice Ian Kawaley yesterday declined the Bermuda Government’s application for the declaration to be delayed fo...
DATE: Dec 08, 2015
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Tourism arrivals rose by 44 per cent in October according to statistics from the Bermuda Tourism Authority, with the America’s Cup being credited for much of the surge.
However, advanced hotel bookings appear relatively flat — just under 1 per cent b...
DATE: Dec 08, 2015
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Legislation setting out how casino locations will be selected has been put before the House of Assembly.
The Casino Gaming (Designated Sites) Regulations 2015, tabled by Shawn Crockwell, the Minister of Tourism Development and Transport, details the ...
DATE: Dec 07, 2015
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Politics
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The Bermuda National Gallery has officially renamed one of its galleries in honour of the Young family.
John and Nelga Young gave more than 100 works of art to the gallery about ten years ago, including several sculptures now at Queen Elizabeth Park....
DATE: Dec 05, 2015
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Casinos could help to Bermuda to compete internationally as a tourist destination, according to the executive director of the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission, Richard Schuetz.
Meanwhile, the commission’s chairman Alan Dunch noted that “exploratory t...
DATE: Dec 05, 2015
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Tourism
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A bus driver charged with driving while impaired by cannabis has a case to answer, a magistrate has ruled.
Belterre Swan, 55, has denied driving a vehicle while her ability to drive was impaired by a drug.
She also denies driving without due care an...
DATE: Dec 04, 2015
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Next year’s Recruit Camp will be made up solely of volunteers for the first time ever, according to the Royal Bermuda Regiment.
Commanding Officer Lt Col Michael Foster-Brown said that recruits conscripted to take part in the January camp have been s...
DATE: Dec 04, 2015
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