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The Senate has unanimously approved amendments intended to modernise the land valuation process.
The Land Valuation and Tax Amendment Act 2015, tabled by Lynn Woolridge, is largely intended to update the existing legislation.
Among its modifications ...
DATE: Jul 06, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A MarketPlace employee who sold Christmas trees at a discounted rate because he felt sorry for people who could not afford them has been given an absolute discharge.
Esra Barnett, 29, had previously admitted the theft of 23 trees from Shelly Bay Mark...
DATE: Jul 06, 2015
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Court
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Alyssa Rose said her biggest dream had come true after being named Miss Bermuda 2015 at a glittering pageant last night at The Fairmont Southampton.
The 22-year-old, who represented Smith’s, told The Royal Gazette: “Imagine your biggest dream coming ...
DATE: Jul 06, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The biggest event in Bermuda fashion is upon us and there are still some tickets available.
The Bermuda Fashion Festival features a host of fashion heavyweights who have come to the Island to share their expertise.
They include James DeMolet, a New...
DATE: Jul 06, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
From drawing plans, to attending meetings to on-site visits, Ché Caines and Kevin Simmons are learning all aspects of the architectural trade.
For more than a year, the two young aspiring architects have been in training at local firms as they work ...
DATE: Jul 06, 2015
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An Act has gone before legislators allowing the Bermuda Government to retain half of criminal proceeds seized by overseas jurisdictions.
The Proceeds Of Crime (Asset Retention) Amendment Act 2015 would allow 50 per cent, or such amounts as the minist...
DATE: Jul 06, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
He was out of office for three years, but Hamilton Mayor Charles Gosling told The Royal Gazette: “In some ways, it’s like I never left.”
Mr Gosling who was elected as Mayor in May, previously served in the position from 2009 to 2012 — and he said man...
DATE: Jul 06, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislators were given a “highly overstated” number of troubled youth that had been served under a now-defunct government programme, according to Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs.
The High Risk Programme, elimin...
DATE: Jul 06, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Family members have paid tribute to a “generous, outward-going, non-judgmental” woman after the passing of Diana Douglas Webster on Friday.
Ms Douglas Webster, actress and mother of Hollywood actor Michael Douglas, was born into a high-standing fam...
DATE: Jul 06, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A man caught with a gun linked to three murders has lost an appeal to have his 14-year sentence reduced.
While defence lawyer Marc Daniels argued that the sentence was “manifestly excessive”, the Court of Appeal found that it was difficult to see how...
DATE: Jul 06, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
