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Tourism and transport-related projects on the horizon could make waves across the entire island, the Minister of Transport said yesterday.
Lawrence Scott told The Royal Gazette that the “groundbreaking” developments would deliver opportunities for Be...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A family has alleged that Government maladministration cost them land in Southampton.
The Darrell family told the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Loss yesterday that records show they owned a section of land bisected by Riviera Estates Road ...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government is suing the Information Commissioner to avoid having to hand over records to her about the payment of hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to former premier Ewart Brown.
Dr Brown, who owns two medical clinics, received the funds ...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A survey to canvass public opinion on the future of the Bermuda Hospitals Board was launched today.
BHB management said the results would be used to help draw up its next five-year plan.
Dr Michael Richmond, the chief executive and president of the B...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The island’s entertainers’ union sent condolences today to the family of a former government senator and Bermuda Industrial Union veteran who died last week.
The Bermuda Entertainment Union joined other groups and individuals who earlier paid tribute...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
More than 200 people have now received a second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, giving them almost full protection against the virus.
And the Government is now looking to broaden its vaccination programme to other sections of society following the arri...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The cost of collecting taxes on income would be enormous and would require a “swelling” of the civil service, a former Minister of Finance has warned.
In an opinion piece in today’s Royal Gazette, Bob Richards also said the burden of such taxes,...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A man was remanded pending a social inquiry report after he admitted making sexual advances on a child.
Daquan Burgess, 23, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to intruding on the privacy of a girl.
The court heard that the victim, aged 14...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
An initial report about an island-wide power outage last year has been submitted to electricity industry watchdogs.
Denton Williams, the Regulatory Authority of Bermuda chief executive, said: “While we are in receipt of a preliminary report from Belc...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The legal battle over same-sex marriage in Bermuda began in London this morning as a senior UK lawyer argued the legislated ban on such unions was not discriminatory.
Jonathan Crow, QC, representing the Attorney-General of Bermuda, argued that legisl...
DATE: Feb 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
