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Bermuda residents will have their personal information protected after Minister of Economic Development Grant Gibbons tabled the Personal Information Protection Bill in the House of Assembly today.
Mr Gibbons said the bill “marks a milestone in the h...
DATE: Jul 01, 2016
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Ann Cartwright DeCouto, a former Deputy Premier and Minister under the United Bermuda Party, has died at the age of 71.
The veteran politician and lawyer was known for her tenacity as Minister of the Environment, holding her ground in 1990 when she e...
DATE: Jul 01, 2016
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A man made a failed attempt to rob a Hamilton food outlet with a suspected gun last night.
The thief brandished what appeared to be a firearm and demanded cash at Four Star Pizza, Angle Street, at about 10.20pm.
However, he left empty-handed and fled...
DATE: Jul 01, 2016
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Ombudsman Victoria Pearman received 161 new complaints throughout 2015, she revealed as she released her annual report.
The Office of the Ombudsman concentrated on individual complaints during the calendar year, launching no systemic investigations....
DATE: Jul 01, 2016
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Members of a Joint Select Committee to examine the advocacy of a living wage have been announced in Parliament.
The committee will consist of MPs Rolfe Commissiong, Lawrence Scott, Leah Scott, Shawn Crockwell and Mark Pettingill, as well as senators ...
DATE: Jul 01, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
A Hamilton Parish teenager has admitted taking part in three fights that were said to be linked to student rivalries.
Appearing in Magistrates’ Court this morning, Jamali Laws, 16, pleaded guilty to charges of affray that related to incidents on Jan...
DATE: Jul 01, 2016
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Court
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A feature film starring Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons is to screened in Bermuda for a third time.
The Man Who Knew Infinity will be shown on Sunday at 3pm in the Tradewinds Auditorium of the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute.
The film star...
DATE: Jul 01, 2016
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The Limited Liability Company Act 2016 has been tabled by Grant Gibbons, the Minister of Economic Development.
Bermuda must respond to the demand for LLCs, Dr Gibbons told Parliament, noting that they had been introduced recently in the Cayman Island...
DATE: Jul 01, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
One Bermuda Alliance MPs condemned Progressive Labour Party MP Diallo Rabain after he questioned the Government’s commitment to provide training programmes for Bermudians.
During last week’s motion to adjourn Mr Rabain raised concerns that training...
DATE: Jun 30, 2016
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Politics
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Dancing robots and solar stoves got showcased on Tuesday as the Bermuda High School wrapped up a week of science.
Recovered materials from the Tynes Bay dump were turned into stoves, while other students put together robot cars able to carry out a ra...
DATE: Jun 30, 2016
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell