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Repairs to a cruise ship terminal in Dockyard were completed ahead of schedule, the House of Assembly said yesterday.
King’s Wharf was refurbished before the April 10 deadline that marked the start of the cruise ship season.
Failure to finish on time...
DATE: May 18, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A British Army general responsible for commissioning more than 1,000 officers and who wrote the book on military leadership has shared his expertise with the Royal Bermuda Regiment.
Major General Patrick Marriott, a former Commandant of the Royal Mil...
DATE: May 18, 2019
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A controversial Bill to change how Bermuda’s hospital is funded was passed last night.
The Government is to pay an annual grant to the Bermuda Hospitals Board, capped at $330 million for the coming year, to replace the existing fee-for-service arran...
DATE: May 18, 2019
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An extreme athlete and adventurer has stopped in Bermuda en route to the Azores.
Katrina “Kat” Follows set sail from St George’s on Wednesday bound for the Azores.
Ms Follows, who was born in Cornwall, England, and now lives in Chamonix, France, has...
DATE: May 18, 2019
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Caped superheroes and Roman soldiers were among the army of fundraisers who turned out to take part in Relay for Life yesterday.
About 120 teams were expected to take part in the anticancer event, which was held for the sixth year in Bermuda. The ope...
DATE: May 18, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Speaker of the House of Assembly admitted last night that he was perhaps wrong to allow comments from a Progressive Labour Party backbencher, who claimed that Bermuda’s longest-serving premier “tap-danced” for the “most reactionary and racist ele...
DATE: May 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The introduction of speed cameras and a reduction in the use of fossil fuels were among the recommendations in a Green Paper on Transportation tabled yesterday in the House of Assembly.
Zane DeSilva, the transport minister, said other suggestions inc...
DATE: May 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The imprisonment of a man for 2½ years while he awaits trial on a drugs charge is unconstitutional, a lawyer told Supreme Court yesterday.
Mark Pettingill, who appeared for plaintiff Dennis Robinson, told the Supreme Court that Mr Robinson’s fundame...
DATE: May 17, 2019
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Court
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More than 130 members of the Catholic Church have taken child sex abuse prevention training after their leader made it mandatory for anyone who worked with young people, it was revealed yesterday.
The Most Reverend Wesley Spiewak, Bishop of the Dioce...
DATE: May 17, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
David Burt, the Premier, is to announce the formation of a Cabinet Committee on Social Issues today in the House of Assembly.
The group, which first met in February, has been tasked with looking at issues ranging from the living wage, extending paid ...
DATE: May 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell