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An independent panel has given the thumbs up to the airport redevelopment deal.
The Blue Ribbon Panel, tasked by the Bermuda Government to probe documents surrounding the proposed project, announced its decision at a press conference yesterday aftern...
DATE: Feb 09, 2017
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Politics
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Strong comments by finance minister Bob Richards in The Guardian newspaper were “right on” in defending Bermuda’s reputation, Michael Dunkley said, adding that he had discussed the interview with Mr Richards.
“We are here together, so we had a genera...
DATE: Feb 08, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
At least one member of a Bulgarian duo convicted of stealing nearly $20,000 from local banks using fake cards could be brought back to the island to serve extra time in jail.
The news came from Larry Mussenden, the Director of Public Prosecutions, du...
DATE: Jan 28, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Photographs of children will feature on the back of public buses from this week as part of an America’s Cup Bermuda public promotion.
The “America’s Cup is Our Cup” bus back promotion features eight America’s Cup Endeavour graduates who represent the...
DATE: Jan 26, 2017
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News Staff
Women from Bermuda will be among hundreds of thousands of people taking part in the Women’s March on Washington tomorrow, on the first day of Donald Trump’s presidency.
Journalist Clare O’Connor and student Kayley Gibbons both plan to attend the rall...
DATE: Jan 20, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Progressive Labour Party has accused Governor John Rankin of a “whitewash” after it was announced a UK police officer will conduct a peer review of the events of the December 2 protests.
Shadow national security minister Walter Roban said his pa...
DATE: Jan 12, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
David Burt, the Leader of the Opposition, has questioned the lack of consultation with the Progressive Labour Party over selecting members of an independent panel to assess the Bermuda Government’s airport redevelopment project.
Bob Richards, the Min...
DATE: Jan 12, 2017
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Politics
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Two Bermuda Police officers will arrive in the Cayman Islands this weekend after an armed suspect was shot dead while the local firearms unit executed a warrant.
The officers will lead an independent inquiry in the death of the 34-year-old Jamaican m...
DATE: Jan 07, 2017
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Bermuda’s debt mountain is addressed in the Budget Statement as Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, introduces increases in payroll tax, government fees and excise taxes on fuel, alcohol and tobacco.
Payroll tax increases to 15.5 per cent, with th...
DATE: Dec 31, 2016
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This year stood as a milestone for Barbados, which marked 50 prosperous years of independence in 2016 — but could Bermuda learn from its example?
A leading tourist destination with a background in sugar production, Barbados has developed an impressiv...
DATE: Dec 31, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell