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Britain will pledge not to let the corruption which enveloped Turks and Caicos occur in any of its other Overseas Territories, in a Foreign Office white paper.
A draft version of the document, seen by The Royal Gazette, says the UK is “committed to t...
DATE: Jun 28, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Friends of gun murder victim Jason Smith are holding two fundraisers in his memory.
The first is a seven-a-side football tournament on Saturday between 12pm and 5pm on Saltus School Field, when 16 teams will take part. Admission is $1.
The following ...
DATE: Jun 27, 2012
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Environmentalist Stuart Hayward has proposed that Southlands be given to a charity to protect it from future development.
The pristine 37-acre estate in Warwick became public property on Monday, after Government signed a deal exchanging it with three...
DATE: Jun 27, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Morgan’s Point developer Craig Christensen wants to attract younger tourists to Bermuda by building a luxury resort “beyond our wildest dreams”.
He told The Royal Gazette he believed the former base land on the Southampton and Sandys border could be ...
DATE: Jun 26, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Government has begun cleaning up polluted Morgan’s Point, to the relief of the developers planning to build a $2 billion tourist development there.
Craig Christensen, one of three Bermudian directors of Morgan’s Point Ltd, said the work, which began ...
DATE: Jun 26, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
New Morgan’s Point co-owner Craig Christensen says Government should introduce a streamlined process for handling hotel developers, after he and his partners faced lengthy delays exchanging Southlands for the former base land.
Mr Christensen, in a re...
DATE: Jun 26, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Government has finally signed over the former base land at Morgan’s Point to three developers who plan to build a $2 billion luxury resort there.
The deal, which has been in the pipeline since 2007, was completed at a ceremony at Cabinet yesterday an...
DATE: Jun 26, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Minister of Tourism Wayne Furbert has highlighted the need to provide “the most value-added vacation experience” for Bermuda’s visitors.
The Minister said that was the message which resonated clearly when he attended the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism A...
DATE: Jun 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Struggling pensioners who own their own homes or have an interest in property are still being denied state financial aid, Opposition politician Louise Jackson claimed.
The One Bermuda Alliance MP said despite amended regulations which came into effec...
DATE: Jun 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Visitors and the travelling public are being badly affected by Bermuda’s failing buses, Shadow Transport Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin told MPs..
The Opposition MP spoke out in the House of Assembly about the fact that 18 buses were out of service...
DATE: Jun 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
