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Bermuda’s “secretive” system of government will be cracked open when the first major disclosures under Pati are made, according to the Island’s first information commissioner.
Gitanjali Gutierrez said the Island’s Westminster system was traditionally...
DATE: Sep 28, 2015
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Sam Strangeways
Police welcomed the conviction of Jaquii Pearman Desilva last night after he was found guilty of the cold-blooded murder of gang member and self-confessed drug dealer Prince Edness.
Mr Edness, 29, was gunned down outside a Southampton property on Dec...
DATE: Sep 16, 2015
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Chyone Harris fell 25 feet from a balcony on to a pile of rocks and his chances of walking again looked slim.
The 22-year-old aspiring dancer broke his spine and his neck in two places in the accident last April, and doctors were initially unsure whe...
DATE: Sep 12, 2015
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Sarah Lagan
Planning the logistics for this week’s elaborate re-enactment of the Gunpowder Plot, the first of its kind, has grown into a plot of its own.
The team gathered yesterday at Tobacco Bay for some on-site preparations to recreate the infamous 1775 consp...
DATE: Aug 10, 2015
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A Progressive Labour Party motion of censure against Speaker of the House Randy Horton has been defeated along party lines by 17 votes to 15. The vote came at 1am.
The debate laid bare long-simmering divisions of Parliament, including charges of favo...
DATE: Jul 18, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
With gross national debt at $2.185 billion and facing another year with a budget deficit, the Bermuda Government is to execute a $200 million loan facility agreement with Butterfield Bank.
Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, made the announcement ...
DATE: Jul 18, 2015
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Scott Neil
A new strategic direction lies ahead for the Reading Clinic, with the appointment of Glenn Faries as its new executive director.
Dr Faries, who succeeds Julie Dunstan as she steps down after six years in the post, aims to spearhead a public awareness...
DATE: Jul 08, 2015
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More than 70 per cent of the population oppose independence for Bermuda according to the latest poll by Profiles of Bermuda.
The survey found that seven in 10 voters were against independence, which is a very similar figure to both 2012 and 2014.
Whe...
DATE: Jul 08, 2015
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The American tall ship Eagle is set to spend the July 4 weekend here in Bermuda.
The historic vessel, in use as a training ship for the US Coast Guard is expected to arrive at port in Hamilton tomorrow, and will be open to tours on Saturday afternoon...
DATE: Jul 03, 2015
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Volunteers are urged to join two more beach clean-up projects with the Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA).
On Saturday the BTA will partner with the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation’s Somerset Economic Empowerment Zone for the Mangrove Bay Beach...
DATE: Jun 23, 2015
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