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The Bermuda Government has received 62 public access to information requests and police have received 31 during the first six months of the law coming into force.
Michael Dunkley revealed the figure for those entities directly controlled by the Gover...
DATE: Sep 30, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Boaters are encouraged to come out in force and show the Island in its best light during next month’s sailing races.
The Louis Vuitton America’s World Cup Series is taking place between October 16 and 18.
The more boats and the bigger the spectacle t...
DATE: Sep 30, 2015
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Event
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Red Cross hosted an open house yesterday in an effort to showcase the wealth of services it provides.
Along with the rest of Bermuda, Governor George Fergusson was invited to the charity’s 65th anniversary and given the grand tour.
Guest...
DATE: Sep 30, 2015
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Support for the grassroots movement the People’s Campaign is split deeply along racial lines, a survey suggests.
Overall, 42 per cent of residents believed the organisation was operating in favour of the Progressive Labour Party and unions, with 30 p...
DATE: Sep 30, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man shot dead in New York at the weekend held dual Bermudian and American nationality, police have confirmed.
Lamont Mason, 20, was shot on Sunday afternoon at an East Harlem public housing complex.
Mr Mason had been back in Bermuda this year, wher...
DATE: Sep 30, 2015
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An office set up four years ago to strengthen financial accountability in government has only half the staff it needs, it has been revealed.
And a suitable candidate to lead the Office of Project Management and Procurement (OPMP) has yet to be found,...
DATE: Sep 30, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Environmentalists have urged the public to report marine oil spills as quickly as possible to prevent them causing serious damage to the Island’s wildlife.
The call comes after a stricken longtail covered in oil washed up close to the Royal Hamilton ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2015
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Environment
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Two new commissioners have been appointed to the Sargasso Sea Commission.
Stephen de Mora and Mark Spalding join the international six-strong commission to exercise a stewardship role for the Sargasso Sea that is without effective legal protection un...
DATE: Sep 30, 2015
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Nineteen public officers will retire from the Bermuda Government today, as part of the voluntary early retirement programme.
The scheme, which was reintroduced in June for eligible persons in the public service, applies to Government employees aged b...
DATE: Sep 30, 2015
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A St George’s man has been taken off the roads for two years after he pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to a woman while driving.
Appearing in Magistrates’ Court this morning, Alexander Christopher admitted injuring the woman by driving...
DATE: Sep 30, 2015
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Court
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