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The Bermuda Government’s finances are tracking broadly in line with budget estimates for the first six months of the fiscal year.
For the six months ending September 30, the Government’s total expenditure was $584.3 million, just under 50 per cent o...
DATE: Nov 09, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Business Staff
Those who wish to send Christmas letter and packages have been warned to be ready early.
The Bermuda Post Office has released its holiday mailing deadlines, urging customers to plan ahead to avoid disappointment.
A spokeswoman said: “For those concer...
DATE: Nov 09, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former Saltus primary school teacher sexually assaulted pupils using a mix of favouritism and fear to prey on his victims, an investigation has found.
But the school has decided not to name the teacher involved or to release the full report in orde...
DATE: Nov 09, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A man died after he fell in the water while he fished off North Shore Road yesterday.
The 53-year-old was spotted floating face down in the sea near the Railway Trail in Hamilton Parish. Firefighters pulled him from the water at about 11am and rushed...
DATE: Nov 09, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A children’s litigation guardian has asked for $800,000 as payment for her services, but estimated the real cost for four years of work at about $2.8 million.
Tiffanne Thomas, an independent social worker, was told by the Premier’s Chief of Staff thi...
DATE: Nov 09, 2018
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Today is the 20th anniversary of the Progressive Labour Party’s “date with destiny” election victory.
The party’s first triumph at the polls brought the party in from the cold of 35 years in Opposition and gave Bermuda an alternative government for t...
DATE: Nov 09, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Garbage collection dates have been announced for the Remembrance Day holiday.
Trash that would normally be picked up on Monday will, instead, be collected two days early tomorrow.
This includes Sandys, and Southampton West, up to and including Lighth...
DATE: Nov 09, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Proposed rules to crack down on loan sharks are understood to have been revised after public consultation.
The Debt Collection Act 2018 will be tabled in Parliament today after an initial draft was reworked to tackle concerns raised by lawyers, busin...
DATE: Nov 09, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Government will unveil a “college promise” programme in its second Throne Speech this morning.
An excerpt from the speech, released last night, revealed the merit-based programme would offer Bermuda College scholarships to public-school students ...
DATE: Nov 09, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The driver of a motorboat was fined $1,300 after he admitted giving police a false name and refusing to take a breath test.
Jamal Simmons, 38, was also fined $200 after he pleaded guilty to the creation of wake in a five-knot no-wake zone.
But he den...
DATE: Nov 09, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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