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Assertions by the Bermuda Hospitals Board chairman regarding the investigation into their former Chief Financial Officer were inconsistent with the facts, according to Auditor General Heather Jacob Matthews.
Former CFO Delia Basden had been put on ad...
DATE: May 10, 2014
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Parliament will resume this morning, launching what Premier Craig Cannonier said could be the most transformational session in years.
In the coming weeks the House of Assembly is set to discuss a report on decriminalising cannabis, move forward on th...
DATE: May 09, 2014
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The trial of a 40-year-old Somerset man accused of molesting a young girl began with the victim taking the stand.
The defendant has denied four counts of sexually exploiting a seven-year-old girl while in a position of trust on unknown dates between ...
DATE: May 08, 2014
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Court
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A plan to redevelop the Pink Beach Club property in Smith’s has been granted in-principle approval by the Planning Department.
The application proposes razing almost all of the existing buildings on the site in favour of a new boutique hotel, along w...
DATE: May 06, 2014
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An application to renovate the front of City Hall has been given in principle planning approval — but the proposal is unlikely to ever see the light of day.
While the Development Application’s Committee approved the independent application by Simon H...
DATE: May 06, 2014
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Controversial changes to Government scholarships became the subject of an online debate between former Education Minister Nalton Brangman and PLP Senator Diallo Rabain.
Responding to a post on the One Bermuda Alliance Facebook page this weekend, Sen ...
DATE: May 05, 2014
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Independent MP Terry Lister has questioned the announced closure of three post offices, calling it a big move with little dividends.
Mr Lister said he appreciates the challenge of balancing the Island’s budget, but has questioned how closing St David...
DATE: May 05, 2014
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Half of the St George’s Golf Course could be back in play for golfers before the beginning of July, according to Kenneth Bascome.
The St George’s MP said he and a group of volunteers have been working to bring nine holes on the course back up to play...
DATE: May 05, 2014
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Bermuda Tourism Authority head Bill Hanbury has toured St George’s, promising business owners that efforts to bring more visitors to the East End have begun.
“We need to do everything we can to ensure it’s health and welfare and ensure that we have b...
DATE: May 03, 2014
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Kamel Dickinson is preparing to fulfil a lifelong dream to be the first Bermudian to wrestle for World Wrestling Entertainment.
Mr Dickinson this year became the first Bermudian to sign with the company, and is set to start work in its developmental ...
DATE: May 03, 2014
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