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An Australian cryptocurrency executive extradited to the United States from Bermuda has been sentenced to a year’s probation and a $150,000 fine after he admitted breaching an anti-money laundering law.
Gregory Dwyer, 39, who was head of business dev...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda’s fintech sector is small but thriving under the watchful gaze of the island’s financial regulator, according to industry professionals.
The Royal Gazette spoke with many of the 16 companies licensed under the Digital Asset Business Act 2...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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Politics
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Sam Strangeways
Vance Campbell said today he was looking forward to being consulted on the appointment of a new chief executive for the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
The Minister of Tourism was asked at a press conference when he expected the successful candidate for t...
DATE: Nov 10, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A raft of decisions made by Bermuda’s employment tribunal have finally been made public — more than a year after a change in the law required their disclosure.
But the parties involved in the disputes have been anonymised, meaning employers found to ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A commission into land grabs appointed by the Premier “acted unfairly and unlawfully on a number of fronts” and its findings should be overturned, a court heard.
LeYoni Junos told the Supreme Court that she was challenging the report of the Commissio...
DATE: Jul 21, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A new video has been released highlighting how the Information Commissioner’s Office upholds the rights of those who request records under public access to information legislation.
Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez said: “When Bermudians a...
DATE: Jun 15, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Information about company directors in Bermuda is no longer available for free since the launch of a new online registry system.
The Government now charges users a $12 fee each time they want to find out the directors of a company.
The information p...
DATE: Apr 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The value of Russian assets held in Bermuda is unknown, the British Government has said.
But a parliamentary briefing paper issued last week quoted a 2018 report from Global Witness which claimed Bermuda-based companies had received $7.1 billion in d...
DATE: Mar 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A former sergeant major who raised thousands of dollars for charity with an annual 24-hour walkathon is suing former Opposition deputy leader Leah Scott for defamation.
Marilyn Steede alleges in the civil suit filed in the Supreme Court that Ms Scott...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
An American who claims an island off Southampton may have been misappropriated from her family a century ago is calling on others with evidence of “land grabs” to join forces for a class-action lawsuit.
Helen Muise said affected families should consi...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways