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Road users and pedestrians were today warned to use caution on Front Street in Hamilton as work to upgrade traffic junctions enters its final month.
A spokeswoman for the City that upgrades said that upgrades at Bermudiana Road are close to completio...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
An eyesore part of Hamilton has had work carried out to cut back a potentially hazardous rock slope and improve the look of the area.
A spokeswoman for the City of Hamilton said the work would “create more useable space and also increase the safety o...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
This morning the Governor will read the Speech from the Throne setting out the Government’s legislative agenda.
In recognition of the 400th anniversary of the first General Assembly being established in Bermuda in 1620, the Convening of the Legislatu...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
RG Live
Major changes to the tax system and the introduction of a levy on capital gains were today signalled in the Progressive Labour Party’s Throne Speech blueprint for the next legislative year.
The Throne Speech added legislation would be tabled to alter...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Standardised fees helped to deliver a cut in the spend on hospital services from 2017 to 2018, the Bermuda Health Council said today.
Tiara Carlington, a project manager for public health research and programmes, said the change was a significant fin...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Queen sent a message to the people of Bermuda as the island celebrated a Parliamentary milestone.
In a letter delivered through Government House, she wrote: “On the occasion of celebrations to mark the 400th anniversary of the Bermuda Parliament,...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Bermuda’s air link with the UK was thrown into doubt yesterday after it was reported that British Airways planned to suspend all flights from London’s Gatwick Airport on a temporary basis.
The British Airways website showed that flights to Bermuda fr...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
A judgment on a prosecution appeal against what was argued was a too lenient sentence will be announced in two weeks.
Cindy Clarke, the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, asked the Court of Appeal for a three-year sentence for Chez Rogers, 20, ...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A Bermudian teacher has earned top honours at Mount Saint Vincent University in Nova Scotia and been named the class valedictorian.
Shannon Davis, who has completed a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Education and a Masters of Education at the Canadia...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian actress living in New York City yesterday appealed to the island to support a web series she stars in.
Lana Young said it was hoped the series could go to a second season if enough people bought the first – and that the show might be pick...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson