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Bermuda’s legislature has a revamped website which will help the public to ask MPs questions.
Derrick Burgess, the Deputy Speaker of the House, told MPs about the upgrade on Friday.
The site will include a “virtual tour” through the House and the hom...
DATE: Aug 14, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A cruise ship passenger has denied a sexual assault on another passenger in Bermuda.
The 27-year-old New Jersey man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
The incident is alleged to have happened i...
DATE: Aug 14, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An employee at telecoms firm Digicel who is under police investigation will stay off work until inquiries are complete, it was revealed yesterday.
The company yesterday said it took allegations of “wrongdoing or inappropriate behaviour” extremely ser...
DATE: Aug 14, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An overgrown stretch of the Railway Trail has been cleared after complaints by residents.
Michael Dunkley, Smith’s North MP and shadow national security minister, said Dunkley’s Dairy staff worked with the nearby Green Land Dairy Farm to tackle veget...
DATE: Aug 14, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda is to bid to host a World Triathlon Series Grand Final, which could attract thousands of visitors to the island.
Kevin Dallas, the chief executive of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, said the successful International Triathlon Union World Serie...
DATE: Aug 14, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tighter controls are to be imposed on Bermuda lawyers to limit the improper use of funds.
Members of Parliament approved the changes to legislation designed to help the island comply with Financial Action Task Force rules.
Kim Wilson, the Government’...
DATE: Aug 14, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Bermuda Monetary Authority’s regulations have been updated to keep in line with the island’s budding fintech industry.
The amendments were brought to the House of Assembly on Friday by Wayne Furbert, the Junior Minister of Finance.
The authority’...
DATE: Aug 14, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The US Consulate is now offering a walk-in adult passport renewal service for United States citizens on Mondays and Tuesdays from 8:30am — 10:30am. Qualified applicants can deliver their completed passport renewal application, photograph, current US ...
DATE: Aug 14, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
The Department of Health is encouraging the public’s participation when it hosts its ‘Fitness in the Parks’ initiative, which kicks off on 20th August.
The Department has partnered with local gyms to host this series of free lunch time exercise clas...
DATE: Aug 14, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Bermudian Dainavon Tuzo — who will be performing in Bermuda next month — has paid tribute to all the people who helped him succeed in the music industry.
He said his grandmother was a Pastor who played the organ in church, his father is the lead bass...
DATE: Aug 14, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Press Release