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Minister of Economic Development, Grant Gibbons, has updated MPs on the recent meetings he has had with various agencies in the Satellite industry.
Those included NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), the FCC (Federal Communications C...
DATE: Feb 17, 2017
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The Ministry of Public Works has reminded the public that pollution is considered an offence in light of an “unscrupulous offender” dumping large volumes of raw sewage in a green space.
The ministry reported that the offender is regularly dumping la...
DATE: Feb 17, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Veteran of the local theatre Jean Hannant has died at the age of 90.
Ms Hannant was a stalwart at both the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Bermuda and the Bermuda Musical & Dramatic Society, where she filled a number of roles both onstage and backsta...
DATE: Feb 16, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A piece of casino gaming legislation was approved in the Senate yesterday morning, despite concerns over the high initial cost for prospective operators.
While Government and independent senators voted in favour of the Casino Gaming (Casino Fees) Reg...
DATE: Feb 16, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Lawyers for Ewart Brown launched an immediate response to the police raids which took place at his two private clinics on Saturday.
They successfully applied for an emergency hearing before a Supreme Court judge after officers entered Bermuda Healthc...
DATE: Feb 16, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda residents will be encouraged to turn off their lights for an hour, joining millions around the globe to celebrate Earth Hour.
Environmental group, Greenrock, want locals to mark the occasion on March 25 “to highlight the global challenges of...
DATE: Feb 16, 2017
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Ewart Brown and the Lahey Clinic conspired on a “wildly successful” and “unlawful” enterprise that profited both “at the expense of the Bermudian government and people”, according to a lawsuit filed in the United States.
The 54-page civil complaint, ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Royal Navy support ship RFA Wave Knight has spent the last few days on the island, hosting tours for various development groups.
The vessel arrived in Bermuda on Tuesday and is expected to depart on Saturday to continue its duties in the Atlantic...
DATE: Feb 16, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Department of Social Insurance is to be closed to the public until Monday.
The office is in the process of moving from Global House back to the ground floor of the Government Administration Building on Parliament Street.
A spokesman said the de...
DATE: Feb 16, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda is to push ahead with plans to develop a new airport after two Bills crucial to the project were passed in the Senate last night.
While all Progressive Labour Party senators voted against the Bermuda Airport Authority Act 2017 the Bill was s...
DATE: Feb 16, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan