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New legislation allowing non-Bermudians and exempt companies to buy residential units on hotel properties could devastate Bermuda's local housing market, according to Opposition MPs.
They accused Government yesterday of not thinking through the Bermu...
DATE: Jul 12, 2010
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Legislation aimed at stepping up sea port security was approved by MPs yesterday.
Minister without Portfolio Zane DeSilva, standing in for Transport Minister Ewart Brown, presented the Maritime Security (Harbour Area) (Restricted Zones) Order 2010 in...
DATE: Jun 26, 2010
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Blue-collar jobs should be "a choice, not an inevitability" for young black Bermudian males, Labour Minister David Burch told the Senate yesterday.
He said there was a dearth of local black men in the "high echelons of the business world" and studies...
DATE: Jun 03, 2010
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An announcement will soon be made on a new hotel project, Premier Ewart Brown said on Friday.
He told the House of Assembly that there was plenty of positive tourism news, including the launch of the Bermuda Hospitality Institute, the new cruise ship...
DATE: May 31, 2010
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Government backbencher Randy Horton is to push for a joint parliamentary select committee to tackle gang and gun crime.
He joined several MPs in the House of Assembly who spoke on the need for solutions to the escalating violence after 24-year-old De...
DATE: May 29, 2010
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MPs are expected to discuss just one minor piece of legislation during today's House of Assembly session — the Bermuda Housing Amendment Act 2010.
Opposition Whip Cole Simons said the bill was little more than a housekeeping measure and questioned wh...
DATE: May 28, 2010
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Many places around the world have councils or commissions that regulate the media. Here we look at a few examples of how the members of those bodies are appointed.
• Denmark
The Scandinavian country is one of only a few democracies around the world t...
DATE: May 20, 2010
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Police have no plans to "reach out" to gun-toting gang members to get them to stop shooting one another — but say other agencies should be doing just that.
Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva told The Royal Gazette during an exclusive interview on th...
DATE: May 11, 2010
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Bermuda's legislators made a "quantum leap" yesterday as three measures aimed at making the leaders of the country more accountable were launched in the House of Assembly.
The first question time for Cabinet Ministers took place on the same day that ...
DATE: May 08, 2010
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A much-loved barman killed in a road crash will be remembered by family and friends at a fundraising event for his children this weekend.
Salt Rock Grill will host the fun day in memory of Larry Thomas, who died aged 34 on April 26, 2008, leaving beh...
DATE: Apr 22, 2010
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