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New legislation providing the Bermuda Monetary Authority with enhanced powers to regulate the investment fund industry has been passed by MPs.
The Investment Funds Amendment Act received bipartisan support as it was debated in the House of Assembly o...
DATE: Jul 02, 2016
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Men who have sex with men will now be able to donate blood in Bermuda, according to the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
Relaxing the outright ban to a one-year deferral period after the last sexual contact will bring Bermuda in line with other countries, c...
DATE: Jul 02, 2016
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An 81-year-old man has thanked kind-hearted airport staff and the police for helping him out of a spot of bother when he arrived in Bermuda.
Brian Millington, from Lancashire, England, found himself in a panic when he arrived on Wednesday and had to ...
DATE: Jul 02, 2016
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A man was arrested yesterday after an incident involving men wielding a baseball bat and a machete.
According to police spokesman Dwayne Caines, shortly after noon officers responded to a report of an altercation between two men outside of the Digice...
DATE: Jul 02, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Festival of the Holy Spirit began at King’s Square in St George’s this evening and will continue tomorrow evening.
A centuries-old Portuguese tradition, the festival is a free family event with music and food, which has been popular in the Azores...
DATE: Jul 02, 2016
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Two men have been arrested and a firearm seized after an attempted home invasion in St George’s.
Police descended on the area of Barracks Close just after 3pm yesterday after reports of an aggravated burglary.
“It was reported that two males entered ...
DATE: Jul 02, 2016
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A Paget man denied money laundering and a plot to import heroin when he appeared in Supreme Court yesterday.
Damon Morris, 26, pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring with others to import 86.38g of diamorphine, commonly known as heroin, between...
DATE: Jul 02, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Shawn Crockwell last night confirmed his resignation from the One Bermuda Alliance to stand as an independent MP.
Addressing legislators in the House of Assembly, Mr Crockwell accused the OBA of targeting both his business and personal life after he ...
DATE: Jul 02, 2016
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Shawn Crockwell is resigning from the One Bermuda Alliance to become an independent MP, according to sources close to the party.
The Royal Gazette understands that Mr Crockwell intends to announce his resignation in today’s sitting of Parliament.
The...
DATE: Jul 01, 2016
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Politics
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A St George’s shop owner who was robbed at gunpoint has called on the Bermuda Government to commit to a permanent increased police presence in the town.
Jan Card’s business, Vera P. Card, was targeted by three armed robbers last Wednesday who threate...
DATE: Jul 01, 2016
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