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The United Kingdom and Overseas Territories’ political leaders and representatives will meet in February “to agree a way forward on implementation of the G20 principles on beneficial ownership,” according to the 2014 Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) C...
DATE: Dec 29, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
It has been a groundbreaking year full of encouraging developments for the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce, according to its chairman Stuart Hayward.
Mr Hayward told The Royal Gazette that the Protective Costs Order (PCO) secured by BE...
DATE: Dec 29, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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The decision on whether the Bermuda Regiment should become an entirely volunteer force or manned through conscription is left “in principle to the Government and Parliament,” Governor George Fergusson has said.
The group Nine Colonels, which represen...
DATE: Dec 29, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Anthony Santucci is on a mission to change Bermudians’ attitude towards alcohol.
Drunk driving has become a massive problem on Bermuda’s roads and at this time of the year — the upcoming New Year’s Eve being a prime example — it worsens. It’s estimat...
DATE: Dec 29, 2014
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Other
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Reggae artist Mishka returned home to Bermuda to spend Christmas with his family after a three-year absence from the Island of his birth.
During his visit, the musician, who has five No 1 Billboard reggae albums to his name, most recently The Journe...
DATE: Dec 29, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Warren Brown was just as keen to share his vast knowledge of the sea as he was to sail throughout the world on his many yachts that shared a name now synonymous with local sailing.
This is the legacy the late sailor leaves behind, a legacy that went...
DATE: Dec 29, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The story of Swizzle the cat being reunited with his owners in England has made national news in the UK.
Earlier this month The Royal Gazette reported how Jon and Naomi Smyth were reunited with their lost kitten Swizzle 19 months after he went missin...
DATE: Dec 29, 2014
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Other
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Jim Humphreys can still vividly recall the summer of 1944 and the role his wife, Shirley, played in arguably the most pivotal moment of the Second World War.
The arrival of the German submarine, U-505, in Bermuda in June was top secret because its ca...
DATE: Dec 29, 2014
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Other
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A 21-year-old Pembroke man is in custody after being charged in Magistrates’ Court this morning with the killing of Prince Edness.
Joshua Tamouri Usher will be back in court on January 12 after appearing before Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo. Since the m...
DATE: Dec 29, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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A new firm has been set up by Government to help run the America’s Cup yacht races.
The new limited liability company — to be called ACBDA Ltd — will work closely with the event’s ruling body, the America’s Cup Event Authority (ACEA), in the run-up t...
DATE: Dec 29, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor