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Legislation aimed at updating anti-corruption law is set to to come into effect on September 1.
Trevor Moniz, the Attorney-General and the Minister of Legal Affairs, said the Bribery Act 2016 will introduce a “simplified and comprehensive statute” pr...
DATE: Jun 07, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Chief Justice Ian Kawaley has called for a “narrow and focused fine tuning” of Bermuda’s work permit policy in light of the legal battle between the AME Church and the Bermuda Government.
Mr Justice Kawaley said the case illustrated the “folly of th...
DATE: Jun 06, 2017
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The accusation of bias against Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister of Home Affairs, was “totally rejected” in the ruling by Chief Justice Ian Kawaley, on her decision not to renew a work permit for the Reverend Nicholas Tweed, the minister declared...
DATE: Jun 06, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian has described the scene of the terror attack in London as “like a war zone”.
Seth Roberts was wrapping up his shift at Bill’s Clink Street, just a few hundred metres northwest of Borough Market, at 10pm on Saturday.
A few minutes later,...
DATE: Jun 06, 2017
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At least one local florist is seeing revenues bloom from superyachts visiting for the America’s Cup.
Gita Blakeney Saltus of Flowers by GiMi, the exclusive florist for the America’s Cup superyacht programme, said the company has been working hard to ...
DATE: Jun 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Now the OBA has rolled out 25 per cent of its candidates, Michael Dunkley said “it won’t be long before people have the opportunity to go to the polls”.
Exactly when remains unclear. “Time will have to tell — I have many options,” Mr Dunkley told The...
DATE: Jun 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A sailor taking part in the Bermuda One-Two race was forced to abandon his boat on Monday evening after getting into difficulties nearly 200 nautical miles from the island.
The lone sailor on board Spadefoot contacted the Coast Guard in Boston, as we...
DATE: Jun 06, 2017
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A US citizen has been jailed for 18 months for money laundering after being caught with more than $40,000 of hidden cash.
Zoe Bennett, 24, from New York, was found guilty by a jury of conspiring to remove criminal property from Bermuda.
The court had...
DATE: Jun 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Nursery school pupils and their parents have helped raise more than $500 for an asthma charity.
Youngsters from Once Upon a Time nursery school perform annually on World Asthma Day on the steps of City Hall to help Open Airways raise awareness about ...
DATE: Jun 06, 2017
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Businessman Nick Kempe is to fight for Opposition leader David Burt’s seat at the next General Election.
Mr Kempe was among four One Bermuda Alliance candidates for Pembroke unveiled at a press conference by Michael Dunkley, the Premier.
Senator And...
DATE: Jun 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell