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Three Bills were passed by the Senate in the House of Assembly yesterday.
The Companies and Limited Liability Company Amendment Act 2017, the International Co-operation (Tax Information Exchange Agreements) Amendment (No 2) Act 2017, and the Proceed...
DATE: Feb 23, 2017
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A bus driver has described the moment he sped off from a gunman who opened fire at a passenger sat directly behind him. Menelik Isaac told a Supreme Court jury yesterday that a man approached his parked minibus across from Woody’s in Sandys and asked...
DATE: Feb 23, 2017
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A group of 16 Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers have completed a tough four-day course in security and search techniques in the run-up to the America’s Cup.
Now the squad will use skills learnt from airport and ports security expert John Pears to train...
DATE: Feb 23, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Blacks have “a history of our fortitude being tested”, a packed hall heard last night from visiting lecturer Kenneth Hardy.
“Keep going,” was his advice.
A professor of family therapy from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Dr Hardy heads home today ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
Taxpayers may get a hint tomorrow of the potential cost of the Government’s lawsuit against the Lahey Clinic, or at least an idea of how much could be spent on legal fees for it in the next fiscal year.
The publication of the Budget book for 2017-18,...
DATE: Feb 23, 2017
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Craig Simmons is calling for the payroll tax cap to be gradually doubled to a “reasonable” $1.5 million.
Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s Budget, the Bermuda College economist said the slow rather than sudden increasing of the ceiling should be done over...
DATE: Feb 23, 2017
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A bulk carrier turned towards the island after two crew members ran into medical problems.
According to the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre, notification was received on Tuesday that the Hong Kong registered SFL Medway was to disembark two crew me...
DATE: Feb 23, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Education standards expert Paul Wagstaff, who was the front-runner for the role of Commissioner of Education, has declined the position, this newspaper understands.
Mr Wagstaff, who has a history in school improvement and advisory services in Britain...
DATE: Feb 23, 2017
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A man found dead at a Mount View Road apartment has been named as 54-year-old Robin M Simmons.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service expressed condolences to Mr Simmons’s friends and family.
“The lifeless body of Mr Simmons was discovered inside...
DATE: Feb 23, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Rosewood Tucker’s Point has won the Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Award for the second consecutive year.
While the Forbes Travel Guide recommends several hotels on the island, the Hamilton Parish resort is the only local property to receive the four-...
DATE: Feb 23, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes