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Under-fire gaming chief Alan Dunch has quit his post, days after the Government tabled legislation to oust him and place the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission under ministerial control.
Mr Dunch told tourism minister Jamahl Simmons in a letter sent la...
DATE: Nov 16, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A Bermudian graphic design company has donated copies of its America’s Cup Activity Book in honour of National Philanthropy Day.
SJD World gave copies of the book, which includes child-friendly games, puzzles and educational resources, to ten commun...
DATE: Nov 16, 2017
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Education
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News Staff
A tractor trailer driver injured in a crash in Hamilton Parish yesterday has been released from hospital.
The 37-year-old man, from Warwick, suffered minor injuries when his vehicle hit a wall on Wilkinson Avenue, near Crystal Caves, at about 12.40pm...
DATE: Nov 16, 2017
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A St George’s woman today denied importing cannabis worth more than $70,000.
Natasha York, 41, also pleaded not guilty to possessing 1,430.7 grammes of the drug with intent to supply in St George’s on May 28.
Prosecutor Nicole Smith told Magistrates...
DATE: Nov 16, 2017
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Court
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News Staff
A 48-year-old man was this afternoon in serious condition in hospital after his bike hit a parked truck.
Police said that it appeared the man’s bike struck a parked truck on Paget’s Ord Road near its junction with Dunscombe Road just before 3pm.
A po...
DATE: Nov 16, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Claudette Fleming will be awarded a Peace and Social Justice Award for her work supporting seniors.
Dr Fleming, the executive director of Age Concern, will be presented with the honour by the Roman Catholic Church of Bermuda tomorrow evening.
She is ...
DATE: Nov 16, 2017
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News Staff
Bermuda’s seniors are due a pensions boost after Parliament approved a rate increase.
The rise, which will come into force next month, was welcomed last night by Charles Jeffers, deputy chairman of Age Concern.
Mr Jeffers said: “I’m sure every senior...
DATE: Nov 15, 2017
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Plans to give politicians power over Bermuda’s casino industry have come under fire from a leading international publication on gaming.
An opinion piece in GGB News warned giving MPs control over the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission would open the do...
DATE: Nov 15, 2017
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Amelie Mulder Powell has always loved visiting Lollipop the macaw at Sousa’s Garden Centre.
But when she noticed that her cage was starting to look a bit bare, she decided to forego her birthday presents this year to spruce up her feathered friend’s...
DATE: Nov 15, 2017
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Gays are three times more likely to suffer with addiction problems according to the Reverend Joe Amico, a leading specialist who believes the LGBTQ community in Bermuda is not helped by a lack of facilities to deal with the problem.
“There are virtua...
DATE: Nov 15, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell