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Government paid out $150,000 as a “trade off” to the Bermuda National Trust, in order to break its 99-year lease for the West End’s historic Springfield House.
Although an estimated $750,000 had been paid by Government into refurbishing the rundown s...
DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
A power outage caused by this morning’s torrential rains brought business to a standstill for some retailers on Front Street.
Electricity was cut at around 10.15am after a transformer located outside the AS Cooper store was flooded.
Although Belco en...
DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Over 25 feature-length and short films, including three which are have been nominated for an Oscar, will be shown in the 17th annual Bermuda International Film Festival.
The Festival runs from March 21 to 27 at the Liberty Theatre.
This year’s progr...
DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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A 25-year-old man has admitted running up $12,755 in charges on two credit cards stolen from Senator James Jardine.
Magistrates’ Court heard Malik Cann, of no fixed abode, made the charges at a variety on Pembroke businesses, starting on February 13 ...
DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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Bermuda seems to be in the early stages of an economic recovery, according to Minister of Finance Bob Richards.
“There seems to a nascent, fragile embryonic recovery in Bermuda,” Mr Richards told hundreds of business people gathered at the The Fairmo...
DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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Former Chief Justice of Bermuda Sir Richard Ground, who presided over the Island’s Supreme Court for eight years, has died at the age of 64.
Sir Richard passed away on Saturday at his home in Grindleford, Derbyshire, following treatment for cancer.
P...
DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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Annual Commemorative Service for Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale, USN. January 5th, 1795 – February 22nd 1815. (Photos by Akil Simmons)
DATE: Feb 23, 2014
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The newly formed Bermuda Tourism Authority has been handed a $23.1 million Government grant to fund tourism initiatives in the coming year.
That figure is $4.2 million — or 15 percent — less than the $27.3 million allocated to Government’s Bermuda De...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Budget underlined overspending by the OBA, Shadow Finance Minister David Burt said last night.
Mr Burt added that Government figures showed it had overspent by $45 million in its first year — despite wage concessions offered by trades unions.
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DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Government is seeking private partners to help fund a major redevelopment of the Causeway and airport.
Finance Minister Bob Richards unveiled the news during his Budget statement yesterday.
Describing the plan as “the most strategically important, an...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
