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Construction of a maintenance yard at the Botanical Gardens has been halted by an interim injunction from the Supreme Court.
The injunction came as a result of a legal action between the Minister of Public Works and two people who live near the works...
DATE: Sep 02, 2015
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The introduction of absentee ballots for students is still on the cards, according to Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy.
Speaking earlier this week, Sen Fahy said the ministry remains hard at work on reforming the Parliamentary Election Act.
“We hav...
DATE: Sep 02, 2015
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A Paget man appeared in Magistrates’ Court this morning charged with possessing cannabis and rifle magazines.
Jason DeCouto, 35, pleaded not guilty to a charge of possessing cannabis with intent to supply in an incident in Paget on April 6. He also d...
DATE: Sep 02, 2015
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Michael Dunkley has been in talks with Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit in the wake of the devastation of Tropical Storm Erika, urging the public to assist if they can.
The Premier said in a statement: “We must always help when and where we ...
DATE: Sep 02, 2015
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A trio of defendants were this morning charged in Magistrates’ Court with possessing cocaine with intent to supply.
Daymon Simmons, 40, and Erica Young, 37, both from Sandys, were both charged possessing cocaine and cannabis with intent to supply whi...
DATE: Sep 02, 2015
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The school holidays are almost at an end — and “Brotha Richie” is hoping they will finish in style at Soul Food Promotion’s first big community event.
The radio personality, real name Lynwood Richardson, says the Back 2 School Community Jam on Saturd...
DATE: Sep 01, 2015
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The introduction of commercial immigration to Bermuda has been put on the back burner according to Michael Fahy, the Minister of Home Affairs.
Senator Fahy told The Royal Gazette the Bermuda Government does not have the appetite to proceed with the c...
DATE: Sep 01, 2015
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The Bermuda Tourism Authority and the National Sports Centre have come together in an effort to bring international athletes to the Island to train.
In a statement this afternoon, a BTA spokesman said that since April, ten visiting sports organisatio...
DATE: Sep 01, 2015
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The Human Rights Commission has called on discrimination laws to be expanded after a case involving “inflammatory” comments online.
While the commission said it was disturbed by the comments made by Desai Jones against Mark Anderson, it was unable to...
DATE: Aug 31, 2015
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A back-to-school event organised by a group of Progressive Labour Party MPs has been deemed a roaring success, with more than 400 people taking part.
Michael Weeks, the Shadow Minister of Culture, said the annual event first came about six years ago ...
DATE: Aug 31, 2015
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