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A protest on the House of Assembly grounds ends with Government pledging to introduce the proposed Pathways to Status legislation in stages rather than as an omnibus bill.
Earlier in the month, smaller protests take place on East Broadway and on the ...
DATE: Dec 31, 2016
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Bermuda’s debt mountain is addressed in the Budget Statement as Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, introduces increases in payroll tax, government fees and excise taxes on fuel, alcohol and tobacco.
Payroll tax increases to 15.5 per cent, with th...
DATE: Dec 31, 2016
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The month of peace and goodwill started off with precious little of it in evidence in Bermuda, with the island once again rocked by protests and violence.
Police officers and protesters alike were injured at the beginning of the month when an unlawfu...
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It is unlikely there has been a Bermudian athlete to have experienced a year quite as glorious as Flora Duffy’s 2016.
Certainly from a Bermudian sporting perspective, the past 12 months have well and truly belonged to Duffy who captured a trio of wor...
DATE: Dec 31, 2016
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The Bermuda Agriculture Exhibition returns after a one-year hiatus and is welcomed back like a long-lost friend.
Grounds at the Botanical Grounds are packed to capacity for the revived event, which includes traditional favourites such as farmyard ani...
DATE: Dec 31, 2016
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This month will be long remembered for the devastating Front Street fire.
Sweeping through a three-storey building in the heart of Hamilton, the fire ravaged a host of local businesses in the early hours of July 21.
Fortunately no one was injured, ...
DATE: Dec 31, 2016
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This year stood as a milestone for Barbados, which marked 50 prosperous years of independence in 2016 — but could Bermuda learn from its example?
A leading tourist destination with a background in sugar production, Barbados has developed an impressiv...
DATE: Dec 31, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
“If you must drink, please don’t drive”, is the plea of Maceo Dill, whose cousin was killed in a road traffic accident earlier this year.
Bermuda footballer Tokia Russell became the island’s sixth of 11 road fatalities in 2016 when his motorcycle col...
DATE: Dec 31, 2016
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A van belonging to Wok Express was left teetering on the verge of a sharp incline on Random Lane in Warwick on Thursday night.
According to co-owner of Wok Express Solveiga Cailliere the circumstances of the incident were unclear but that the driver,...
DATE: Dec 31, 2016
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Bermudian actor Jason Eddy is excited to return to the island to perform for the first time in almost 20 years.
Mr Eddy, who has made a name for himself acting across Europe, is set to take to the stage in a production of William Shakespeare’s comedy...
DATE: Dec 31, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
