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Government is looking into introducing universal broadband service, ensuring all Bermudians have access to a basic level of internet, according to Grant Gibbons.
Addressing the House of Assembly, the Minister for Economic Development said he had requ...
DATE: Feb 11, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A handful of protesters turned up at the House of Assembly yesterday to make their own stand against the airport Bill, with one saying they didn’t need the union to lead them as if “we have got a ring in our nose”.
The majority of those making a pea...
DATE: Feb 11, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
The Progressive Labour Party refuses to go quietly into the night on the airport redevelopment project and has now called on the public to flood senators with their concerns about LF Wade International being turned over for “privatisation”.
Parliame...
DATE: Feb 11, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Dexter Smith, Head of Sport
Legislation paving the way for the Bermuda Government’s airport redevelopment project has been approved by MPs despite vociferous opposition from Progressive Labour Party MPs.
At 4.20am today, after almost 14 hours of debate, the Airport Authority Ac...
DATE: Feb 11, 2017
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The Bermuda Police Service have been conducting a joint operation against the business interests of Ewart Brown, the former Premier, over the past two days.
According to a spokesman, officers from the Organised and Economic Crime Department of the BP...
DATE: Feb 11, 2017
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News Staff
Bermuda’s newest hotel, The Loren at Pink Beach, celebrated its opening in style with more than 400 attendees at the launch event last night.
Hotel owner Stephen King hopes other hotel developers will be encouraged to come to Bermuda when they see wh...
DATE: Feb 10, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Expect a marathon debate down party lines as two key Acts for the airport project go before legislators today in the House of Assembly.
The Airport Authority Act and the Airport Redevelopment Concession Act have been kept on hold for months — through...
DATE: Feb 10, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
Another “imported” case of Zika has been reported on the island, but there has yet to be a case of the virus being transmitted.
According to the Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit website, a single imported Zika case was reported on the island this m...
DATE: Feb 10, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Nearly two-thirds of registered voters want the Bermuda Government to press ahead with its plan to build a new airport, according to a poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette this week.
The survey, conducted by Global Research, found 62 per cent in fa...
DATE: Feb 10, 2017
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Students at Saltus Grammar School came together to help the nearby St John’s Anglican Church, donating more than $2,800 for work on the church’s tower.
The tower — erected in 1835 — has suffered as a result of both age and a series of hurricanes in r...
DATE: Feb 10, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes