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Arron Banks, the British businessman best known for bankrolling the campaign for the UK to leave the European Union, is back on the island.
The Brexit donor posted a picture today on Twitter announcing he was here on a fishing trip.
The trip comes ju...
DATE: Nov 01, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new halfway housing development for elderly people designed to let them lead independent lives but with professional back-up is being considered.
John Barritt, chairman of the Bermuda Housing Trust which has 184 homes spread across five locations, ...
DATE: Oct 30, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A set of rules drawn up to ensure “high ethical standards” in Bermuda’s gambling industry have been published.
The Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission said the Casino Gaming Regulations 2018 were designed to guarantee games are fair, honest and played w...
DATE: Oct 16, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Technology has helped people with sight problems overcome their disability, the Bermuda Society for the Blind said yesterday.
Vince Godber, a vision rehabilitation therapist, said a woman who was heartbroken that her deteriorating eyesight had stoppe...
DATE: Oct 05, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
C.V. “Jim” Woolridge was most famous for his many years as tourism minister.
A man of strong views, he said in his memoirs, The House that Jack Built, that he was “hired, fired, rehired, refired and then rehired again” from the ministry for standing ...
DATE: Aug 29, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
“Progress to a Fairer Bermuda” is the theme of this year’s Labour Day march and rally.
President of the Bermuda Trade Union Congress Jason Hayward encouraged the community to join the march at Union Square on Monday, September 3, from 11am.
Mr Haywa...
DATE: Aug 24, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Britain would breach international obligations if it failed to enforce legal recognition for same-sex unions in its Overseas Territories, a former Cayman Islands lawyer has said.
Leonardo Raznovich, joint vice-chairman of the International Bar Associ...
DATE: Aug 13, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bankers HSBC got into the Cup Match spirit yesterday with a special motorcade to celebrate the holiday.
The motorcade travelled along Front Street and Church Street and staff played soca music and handed out flags in the colours of St George’s Cricke...
DATE: Jul 28, 2018
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Ministers have kept a careful eye on the public purse strings in their first year at the helm, despite a “curious” list of government priorities, a political observer claimed last night.
Denis Pitcher said he believed spending has been curbed in comp...
DATE: Jul 18, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Judicial independence is a vital safeguard of the Constitution, the island’s new Chief Justice said yesterday.
Narinder Hargun added that the requirement of the judiciary to be independent was not a legal technicality.
Mr Justice Hargun said: “The j...
DATE: Jul 17, 2018
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