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All eyes will be on Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, as he arrives at Parliament with the One Bermuda Alliance’s fifth and likely final Budget before the next General Election.
Although Mr Richards said he preferred to let the highly anticipate...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Ewart Brown is bracing himself for the possibility of being arrested next week, according to a newspaper interview in the United States.
Speaking to The Boston Globe from the Turks and Caicos, the former premier said he feared the authorities might a...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A man convicted of a brutal sexual assault after breaking into a family home has had his sentence reduced.
Last February, Kijon Baker was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for serious sexual assault and eight years for aggravated burglary, with the...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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Crime
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A formal caution policy for cannabis possession has been issued to police, according to Director of Public Prosecutions Larry Mussenden.
In a statement, Mr Mussenden said he has today issued to the Commissioner of Police the guidance for formal cauti...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Many are sceptical that a new cannabis caution policy will avert convictions, under the belief that police have long held the power of discretion for minor drug offences.
Others at last night’s meeting on the decriminalisation of marijuana, hosted at...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Tourism Authority wants the tourism industry to do more to attract youngsters to visit the island for sports training — particularly in the shoulder season.
The BTA’s chief product and experiences development officer Pat Phillip-Fairn exp...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Michael Dunkley met a group of students yesterday to discuss the airport redevelopment project.
The Premier and the Grade 3 Mount St Agnes students talked about the demand for the facility, its proposed location, the timeline for construction, and t...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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More than four people a day were injured as a result of road collisions in 2016, according to new figures from the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Road Safety Council described the statistic as “shocking”, saying that it should m...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Lord David Waddington, Governor of Bermuda from 1992 to 1997, has died, aged 87.
Lord Waddington, who was at the helm during former Premier Sir John Swan’s bid for independence in 1995, was previously a key figure under Margaret Thatcher in British p...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Plans to turn the Grand Atlantic housing project into the Bermudiana Beach Resort have been resurrected.
The Bermuda Housing Corporation has announced that it has completed its selection process and selected MacLellan and Associates again to move for...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes