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Premier Paula Cox has revealed details of her conversation with the Queen during a special audience for British Overseas Territories leaders at Windsor Castle.
And Ms Cox — in London for the annual Overseas Territories Consultative Council (OTCC) — h...
DATE: Nov 18, 2010
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Public consultation on privacy legislation to protect personal data could begin in the spring, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
A draft bill is almost ready to go before Cabinet, according to Government, and will be released for wider consultation withi...
DATE: Nov 17, 2010
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This is the continuation of the debate on the Throne Speech in the House of Assembly on Friday.
Shadow Public Works Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin accused Cabinet Ministers — including Premier Paula Cox — of trying to distance themselves from the f...
DATE: Nov 16, 2010
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Ombudsman Arlene Brock is to help to come up with a code of ethics for fellow members of her profession in the Caribbean.
She was appointed to a committee of experts to develop the code for the Caribbean Ombudsman Association (CAROA) at its sixth bie...
DATE: Nov 16, 2010
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Premier Paula Cox told MPs on Friday she was well aware that many Bermudians were unemployed — hence the creation of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
The Finance Minister, responding to criticism of the Throne Speech claim that Bermuda is...
DATE: Nov 15, 2010
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A charity is asking the public to be on the alert after thieves stole seven pans of frozen food for the homeless and hungry in broad daylight.
The trays of food, along with a jacket, were taken from the back of a white Daily Bread van at about 2.30 p...
DATE: Nov 15, 2010
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Government will consider setting up a Taxi Commission to regulate the industry, Transport Minister Terry Lister told MPs.
And he revealed his Ministry is to conduct a study of Town Cut and cruise ship access in a bid to prevent the "dying away" of St...
DATE: Nov 15, 2010
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Encouraging the issuance of Islamic bonds — known as sukuk — could be the way forward for Bermuda if it is to diversify and attract new business, MPs heard on Friday.
Business Development and Tourism Minister Patrice Minors said the Islamic bond sect...
DATE: Nov 15, 2010
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Police are hunting a second suspect involved in the theft of a bag of cash from a security guard on Friday.
The incident happened at about 4.45 p.m. in the TCD parking lot on North Street, Pembroke. Officers caught one man and recovered the bag and i...
DATE: Nov 15, 2010
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Bermuda may follow China by imposing a nationwide ban on plastic bags, Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess revealed yesterday.
He told the House of Assembly during a debate on the Throne Speech that the bags had a lifespan of up to 400 years and caused se...
DATE: Nov 13, 2010
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