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Progressive Labour Party MP Rolfe Commissiong last night challenged The Royal Gazette to do “the right thing” and apologise for the role he said the newspaper played in maintaining the “strict racial hierarchy” after emancipation.
The backbencher was...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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Up to 100 new jobs and a boon for the economy were promised yesterday if a casino at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club gets the go-ahead
The backers of the project said that they had no plans to use a controversial cashless gaming system in the oper...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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An estimated $40 million in fees has been lost as a result of fronting land purchases by non-Bermudians, MPs were told yesterday.
The sale of about 120
properties are under investigation.
Walton Brown, the Minister ofHome Affairs, told the House of...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
David Burt and Jamahl Simmons have travelled to Washington to attend the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference.
The Premier and tourism minister will meet with legislators and citizens to discuss economic development, so...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Police in Bermuda will be able to link bullets to firearms using new technology backed with $1.3 million from the British Government.
The Integrated Ballistic Identification System will mean officers can collect and store 2D and 3D images of cartridg...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The best IT professionals on the island will help ensure Bermuda deals with risks associated with the internet, national security minister Wayne Caines told the House of Assembly yesterday.
Mr Caines gave an update on his ministry’s plan to make cybe...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Hurricane Maria was tonight said not to be a threat to Bermuda at present.
The storm’s closest approach to the island within three days is expected to be 428 nautical miles to the west at 4am on Tuesday.
Maria is packing 100 knot sustained winds and ...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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News Staff
Sail training ship Spirit of Bermuda is ready to put out to sea after temporary repairs following a collision with a Government ferry.
A spokeswoman for ship operators the Bermuda Sloop Foundation said that temporary repairs to the bowsprit - a spar...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Bermuda National Gallery yesterday marked its 25th anniversary with a collection of four stamps picked to highlight the island’s art scene.
Lisa Howie, executive director of the gallery, said: “The collection is diverse as our people are and has ...
DATE: Sep 22, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A St George’s beach was today closed after higher than normal levels of waterborne bacteria were found.
Tobacco Bay Beach was shut to swimmers and watersports by the Department of Health “due to bacterial levels above the department’s acceptable lim...
DATE: Sep 22, 2017
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AUTHOR:
News Staff