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Christmas came early for St David’s Primary School as Santa Claus paid a visit on the last day before the winter break.
Santa, portrayed by school custodian Darick DeSilva, visited pupils at St David’s Primary School during their end-of-term assembly...
DATE: Dec 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The philanthropic Centennial Bermuda Foundation has appointed a programme and operations manager to ensure awareness about its scholarships.
Terré Smith will support the day-to-day operations of Centennial and its grant review committees, board of di...
DATE: Dec 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A former Minister of National Security has received kudos after he came to the aid of a passenger who suffered a seizure on a Bermuda-bound plane.
Jeff Baron, a former OBA MP and senator, said the incident happened on Friday while he was on the Delta...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former Progressive Labour Party MP has dismissed speculation that the Government is pressing ahead with Independence.
Instead, Rolfe Commissiong insisted that David Burt, the Premier, had instigated a “cynical political marketing exercise” while “k...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A young bald eagle that arrived on the island in March was still on the hunt this autumn, according to the Bermuda Audubon Society.
The society said the predator was last spotted over the Mid-Ocean Golf Club in mid-November.
In the autumn edition of ...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A businessman pulled from the purchase of a bank after his financial history was revealed cofounded a fintech firm that has been given a licence by the Bermuda Monetary Authority.
New York-based Logan Sugarman remains a C-suite executive at Blockchai...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda’s nascent fintech sector has experienced its fair share of failures in the past four years and is now feeling the effects of the high-profile collapse of FTX, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange. Sam Strangeways reports on ...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A police officer who pleaded guilty to intruding on the privacy of a woman has been dismissed by the Bermuda Police Service.
Sean Simons leaves the service with immediate effect after the plea and an internal review process.
Darrin Simons, the Comm...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
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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CATEGORY:
Politics
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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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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways