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The Progressive Labour Party last night demanded answers as to why the Bermuda Government allegedly spent nearly $1.5 million in legal fees to seek guidance on how to void the Hamilton Waterfront lease.
Opposition Senator Marc Daniels described the f...
DATE: Mar 09, 2015
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The Protection of Birds Amendment Act has been passed in the House of Assembly extending the power to destroy “pest” birds to anyone authorised by Environment Minister Jeanne Atherden.
Members on both side of the House voiced support for the legisla...
DATE: Mar 09, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Students put their technical skills to the test yesterday as part of an island-wide competition to design the best underwater robot.
A total of 28 teams participated in the event that took place at the National Sports Centre swimming pool with the Cl...
DATE: Mar 09, 2015
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A new travel agency will officially open today in the Washington Mall.
TRIP Bermuda has been operating as a low-key operation for the past two-and-a-half years, but will now employ six full-time agents.
The company has provided four new jobs for indi...
DATE: Mar 09, 2015
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LookBermuda is working on a film charting the discovery of a stash of bottles untouched by human hands for almost 150 years on the sunken civil war blockade runner Mary Celestia.
The five sealed and apparently well-preserved bottles were discovered d...
DATE: Mar 09, 2015
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Sarah Lagan
It’s 3pm and inmates are beginning to trickle back into the Prison Farm after a day out on work release programmes.
The facility’s headcount is 49 today — just over half its capacity — and 19 inmates have been out in the community.
As the prisoners ...
DATE: Mar 09, 2015
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Gitanjali Gutiérrez will make her first public appearance as information commissioner next Monday during two open sessions in which she will move to explain the role of her office.
The Public Access to Information (PATI) Act 2010 comes into effect on...
DATE: Mar 09, 2015
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A 56-year-old man of no fixed abode has been charged for a grievous bodily harm offence that was said to have taken place 15 years ago.
Kenneth Dyer, formerly of Southampton, said that he left the Island “18 or 19 years ago”, to which Senior Magistr...
DATE: Mar 09, 2015
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Industrial Union is to hold a meeting with bus operators tomorrow morning to discuss cancelled bus runs and overtime.
The Allied Workers’ Division will meet at 11.30pm and the BIU said there would be no disruption to service.
There have...
DATE: Mar 08, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Premier Michael Dunkley joined leaders across the world today in recognising International Women’s Day.
Mr Dunkley said: “Today we celebrate the global strides women have made in all areas of society, including politics, social justice, business, the...
DATE: Mar 08, 2015
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