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New legislation to allow for the establishment of casinos in Bermuda for the first time has been unveiled.
The 118-page Casino Gaming Act 2014 was tabled in the House of Assembly by Shawn Crockwell, the Minister of Tourism.
The new act makes provisio...
DATE: Nov 29, 2014
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Debate over the proposed airport redevelopment erupted in the House of Assembly again after Finance Minister Bob Richards tabled a draft letter of entrustment from the UK.
Mr Richards told the House that while the Government is of the legal position ...
DATE: Nov 29, 2014
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A firefighter convicted of a hit-and-run accident which left two young men seriously injured has had his sentence reduced by the Court of Appeal.
Tymothy Scraders, 26, was convicted earlier this year on his own guilty plea of causing grievous bodily ...
DATE: Nov 29, 2014
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Family and friends are grieving the death of well known sailor David Ashton, who passed away on November 21. He was 62.
Mr Ashton died from complications following surgery in a Boston hospital.
He was a veteran of multiple Newport Bermuda Races, incl...
DATE: Nov 29, 2014
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Friends and family have paid tribute to one of Bermuda’s most celebrated and well respected businessmen who died this week.
Fernance Perry passed away in Atlanta on Thursday, just two days after his 93rd birthday.
Mr Perry was renowned for running th...
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A British beauty therapist jailed after scarring a woman’s face at a New Year’s party has had her sentence reduced by the Court of Appeal.
Natalie Simpson, 25, was convicted earlier this year of unlawfully wounding 31-year-old Alexandra Wheatley afte...
DATE: Nov 28, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
An advocacy group has expressed surprise at the Corporation of Hamilton’s “you sue us, we’ll sue you” approach to the city’s ongoing clamping saga.
Last month the Chief Justice, Ian Kawaley, ruled that City bosses had failed to give proper notice of ...
DATE: Nov 28, 2014
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A man jailed for handling a firearm found outside a Devonshire nightclub has lost an appeal against his conviction.
Dameko Dublin, 21, was found guilty last March of handling a firearm and subsequently sentenced to 12 years behind bars, with the tria...
DATE: Nov 28, 2014
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A man who brutally beat and stabbed a 63-year-old woman to steal $100 has lost an appeal against conviction.
Jamar Malik Dill was sentenced to eight years behind bars in 2012 after being convicted of robbery by a majority verdict.
During his Supreme ...
DATE: Nov 28, 2014
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Political activist Jonathan Starling has proposed amendments to the Referendum Act to help ensure neutral referendum questions.
The draft amendments, which Mr Starling said are based on UK legislation, would task the Parliamentary Registrar with cons...
DATE: Nov 28, 2014
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