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An "extraordinary" young sailor well on his way to becoming a sea captain died after his motorcycle hit a wall early yesterday morning.
Adam Goodwin, 22, an officer of the watch on the Spirit of Bermuda, suffered serious injuries in the crash on Sout...
DATE: Oct 04, 2010
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Government’s handling of the ongoing ferry dispute has been appalling, Opposition leader Kim Swan claimed last night.
He slammed the lack of “clear, useful and timely information” given to the public on service disruptions and the absence of any comm...
DATE: Oct 04, 2010
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United States Attorney General Eric Holder has given Premier Ewart Brown his views on how America might help clean up its former bases here.
But President Barack Obama's top legal adviser was not prepared to reveal them at a press conference held yes...
DATE: Oct 01, 2010
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US Attorney General Eric Holder would not characterise Bermuda as a tax haven, he stated yesterday.
Mr. Holder, paying a brief visit to the Island for talks with Premier Ewart Brown, answered questions from local media at a lunchtime press conference...
DATE: Oct 01, 2010
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US Attorney General Eric Holder said today he would not go so far as to characterise Bermuda as a tax haven.
Mr. Holder, who is on the Island for talks with Premier Ewart Brown, answered questions from local media at a lunchtime press conference at t...
DATE: Sep 30, 2010
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Six MPs and three senators did not miss a single parliamentary meeting during the last session, according to figures obtained by The Royal Gazette.
But party members from across the political spectrum say the 2009/10 attendance numbers for the Legisl...
DATE: Sep 29, 2010
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All ferry services have been cancelled today until further notice due to a dispute between Marine and Ports workers and Government.
No one from either side was available to comment on the reason for the row last night but The Royal Gazette understand...
DATE: Sep 29, 2010
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Bermuda Sloop Foundation has distanced itself from a claim that the former captain of the Spirit of Bermuda left the Island due to a financial dispute between his wife and Government senator Walton Brown.
But the wife — Christen Pears, former managin...
DATE: Sep 28, 2010
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Government Senator Walton Brown has settled a long-running financial dispute with a former employee but been accused of harming an educational charity by taking so long to pay her.
Jay Kempe, deputy chairman of Bermuda Sloop Foundation, claimed yeste...
DATE: Sep 25, 2010
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Establishing a Law Reform Commission remains "an important milestone for Government" but has been on the back burner due to a surge in violent crime, according to the Attorney General.
Senator Kim Wilson — whose Law Reform Commission Act was passed b...
DATE: Sep 22, 2010
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