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A former attorney-general and government MP has lost an attempt to stop a bank from seizing a piece of land after he defaulted on a $315,000 mortgage.
The Supreme Court heard that Michael Scott, Progressive Labour Party MP for Sandys North, signed an...
DATE: Jun 11, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sam Strangeways, a senior reporter for The Royal Gazette, has won a second Best of Bermuda award.
Ms Strangeways was delighted to win the award for journalism from The Bermudian magazine — a title she first won in 2014.
She said: “I am really gratefu...
DATE: Jun 11, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Human Rights Commission said the Bermuda Government can cater for both the rights of the gay community and those with competing views in the church.
The HRC gave its backing to the Supreme Court’s decision to reverse the ban on same-sex marriage,...
DATE: Jun 11, 2018
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Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch has criticised coverage of his controversial speech about the next Chief Justice.
Colonel Burch was responding after he came under fire for referring to status Bermudian Narinder Hargun’s Indian heritage in the House on...
DATE: Jun 11, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s uniformed services were out in force for the Queen’s Birthday Parade on Saturday morning.
The troops of the Royal Bermuda Regiment and its Band and Corps of Drums, police, the RBR’s Junior Leaders and the Sea Cadets paraded on Front Street ...
DATE: Jun 11, 2018
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A Hamilton Parish man was this morning fined $800 for driving without due care and attention.
Daniel Cabral, 29, admitted the offence when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court.
Prosecutor Alan Richards said the offence resulted in an “almost collision ...
DATE: Jun 11, 2018
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Court
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A Sandys man who admitted stealing $900 from the Somerset Country Squire has been sent to the Drug Treatment Court.
Anthony Tuzo, 42, pleaded guilty to entering a store room at the Sandys bar and restaurant and pub and taking the cash on April 13.
D...
DATE: Jun 11, 2018
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The Netherlands Ambassador to London, Dr. Simon J. H. Smits paid a courtesy call on the Premier and Minister of Finance the Hon. E. David Burt JP MP at the Premier’s office, today.
During the cordial visit, the Premier provided the Ambassador, and Ne...
DATE: Jun 11, 2018
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Politics
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Press Release
Island dignitaries helped the island’s Portuguese people celebrate their national day at the weekend.
David Burt, the Premier, visited the Vasco Da Gama Club in Hamilton on Sunday along with Walter Roban deputy Premier and transport minister, who got...
DATE: Jun 11, 2018
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In celebration of Red Cross Month, KFC is pleased to announce that they raised $1,968 in support of Bermuda Red Cross after a successful fundraising initiative throughout the month of May. KFC customer Sheena William’s generosity paid off when she w...
DATE: Jun 11, 2018
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