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A motion of censure against two Government MPs involved in the Jetgate row has been tabled in the House of Assembly.
Opposition leader Marc Bean gave notice that he intended to move a motion next week asking MPs to discipline Tourism Minister Shawn C...
DATE: May 31, 2014
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda business people are queuing up to take advantage of a series of seminars designed to help them boost tourism and win a share of a $1 million pot of cash.
The series of “lunch and learn” seminars run by the new Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) ...
DATE: May 30, 2014
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Five prison officers have been promoted.
Leading the pack was new Assistant Commissioner Kenneth Cann, while four others were promoted to Chief Officer.
Premier and National Security Minister Michael Dunkley said: “I certainly subscribe to the saying...
DATE: May 30, 2014
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Other
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A grassroots petition to move the Bermuda Day celebrations to a Friday has gathered nearly 350 signatures.
The petition wants to see the holiday, parade and half marathon shifted to the Friday before the last Monday in May to allow people more time t...
DATE: May 30, 2014
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Other
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Reform of Bermuda’s laws on cannabis will today be debated in the House of Assembly.
Government Whip Cole Simons said: “I think it will be a long debate because it’s a topical issue and, as we look at other jurisdictions, they are certainly examining...
DATE: May 30, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A 22-year-old motorcyclist was injured after the bike he was riding was in collision with a car.
The accident happened at the junction of Blackwatch Pass and Marsh Folly Road, in Pembroke, during the late afternoon rush hour yesterday.
It is underst...
DATE: May 30, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Private nursing homes with poor standards of care should be closed, according to the Progressive Labour Party’s deputy leader Derrick Burgess.
And the Opposition MP listed a catalogue of neglect of elderly people in private care homes, including one ...
DATE: May 29, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Pupils at CedarBridge Academy will today stage a special tribute to US writer, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou, who died yesterday aged 86.
The tribute to Dr Angelou, who died at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where she had ta...
DATE: May 29, 2014
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Other
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The karting Grand Prix in Hamilton this weekend will mean road closures around the city centre.
The two-day event is being staged by the Bermuda Karting Club and the Corporation of Hamilton and will feature a number of races around the city’s streets...
DATE: May 29, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda lobbying won Island residents the right to travel visa-free in 26 European countries, a PLP Shadow Minister has claimed.
MP Walton Brown said the UK had attempted to take credit for Bermuda winning visa-free access to the Schengen area of the...
DATE: May 28, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor