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A photo of guns and ammunition circulating on social media is from Barbados, not Bermuda, according to police.
Some had suggested the contraband had been discovered on the island, but police issued a statement stressing that was not the case.
The Ber...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Recruitment policies by employers will be closely monitored as part of a “next wave of changes” to immigration policy.
Home affairs minister Walton Brown told the House of Assembly other items on the agenda would be an enhancement of the musician ent...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The cash back for communities programme has been put on hold after its funds were used to cover other government expenses, Parliament heard yesterday.
Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, told The Royal Gazette that several community grou...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A spate of bus breakdowns caused a number of cancellations yesterday, according to the Department of Public Transportation.
Oil leaks, air system failures, inoperable bells, steering problems, faulty airbags and doors failing to operate properly were...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, declared himself “astounded” at the state of the Bermuda Land Development Company that he discovered upon taking office.
Colonel Burch told the House of Assembly that the BLDC’s finances f...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
RAF airmen today (FRI) marked the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s Warwick Camp headquarters.
The RAF contingent — the service’s boxing team — is on the island to take part in an international military boxing...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A man who lost his BlackBerry phone has launched a bid to track down a woman “Good Samaritan” who found it and tried unsuccessfully to contact him.
The man, who asked not to be named, said he hoped to not only get his phone back, but offer the lady ...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
New immigration policies are to be drawn up with help from the public. A working group has appealed for people to join in and help create new rules.
The Consultative Immigration Reform Working Group is organising discussions on Thursday, September 21...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Bermuda representatives put on a dazzling show at the Caribbean Festival of the Arts in Barbados, according to social development minister Zane DeSilva.
Mr DeSilva told the House of Assembly the Gombeys made such an impression they were asked to perf...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Warwick Academy donated funds from its grub day to those devastated by Hurricane Irma.
Jane Vickers, director of development at the school, said: “Here in Bermuda we are so aware of the damage hurricanes can cause and we are very grateful that here i...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff