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Government has scrapped a promised referendum on gaming and will instead move ahead with gaming legislation.
Premier Craig Cannonier said: “Gaming will be brought to the House of Assembly in the form of legislation where it will be either passed or r...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Three men accused of a home invasion using an imitation firearm walked free this evening, after being found not guilty on all counts.
Following a lengthy trial and hours of deliberations, Jerome Mader, 25, Justis Smith, 34, and Tyun Smith-Ming, 25, w...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 51 year old guest worker is in police custody after igniting firecrackers in St George's in the early hours of Friday and Saturday.
It was initially suspected the bangs were gunshots.
A court appearance is expected in the near future.
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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Island residents have pledged nearly $300,000 to the Bermuda Red Cross to help those impacted by a deadly typhoon in the Philippines, and money is still coming in.
Bermuda Red Cross director Ann Spencer-Arscott said that as of yesterday the charity h...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Customs duty break for energy-saving machinery could potentially ease Bermuda’s soaring electricity and food prices, after MPs approved the Customs Tariff Amendment (No. 3) Act.
The break, which applies to equipment known as demand side management ...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Opposition Progressive Labour Party has given a guarded response to yesterday’s Cabinet shuffle, saying that, while the news was welcome, the axe should have fallen much earlier.
And it also questioned why more dramatic changes had not been made,...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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Politics
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Tragic solo sailor Steve Cummings — whose body was washed ashore at Shelly Bay yesterday morning — was an experienced yachtsman who had sailed around the world and had spent his entire life “messing around boats”.
But the veteran skipper had to be to...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An American couple are warning tourists to hold onto their belongings when they come to Bermuda, after they suffered an attempted robbery on South Shore Road.
Cruise passengers Sandra and Thomas Pugliese were riding on a rental cycle in broad dayligh...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Residents near the Mid Atlantic Wellness Institute are still complaining of foul smells in the area, almost two months after the problem was supposed to have been remedied.
The odours, emanating from the MAWI waste treatment facility, should have dis...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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Other
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Premier Craig Cannonier has reduced the size of his Cabinet from 13 Ministers to just ten in a move that will save the taxpayer around $240,000.
At a press conference yesterday, Mr Cannonier said the changes, which take place with immediate effect, w...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
