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Former Bishop of Bermuda Christopher Luxmoore, a devoted clergyman who strove for unity in the local Anglican community, has died in England at the age of 87.
Bishop Luxmoore, who served in Bermuda from 1985 to 1989, passed away on Sunday in Chichest...
DATE: Feb 25, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Ferry service will resume this morning after Government and unionised workers reached a resolution regarding ongoing labour disputes.
Staff from the Department of Marine and Ports and the Department of Parks downed tools last week, but according to H...
DATE: Feb 25, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Deputy Mayor Donal Smith will today announce plans for Bermuda to host the annual conference for an organisation that is split over who is officially in charge.
The 40th annual conference for the National Conference of Black Mayors has been pencilled...
DATE: Feb 25, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Union chief Kevin Grant says that a boost for international business on the Island could bring economic benefit — but that Bermudians needed to be sold on the sector.
Mr Grant said: “When people hear about people coming to our shore, there is some pu...
DATE: Feb 25, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
By Jonathan Bell
Refusing to provide a sample of breath for police resulted in one-year driving ban for a Sandys resident.
Jason Lambert, 40, of Middle Road, admitted the December 2, 2013 offence, which carries the same penalty as driving while impai...
DATE: Feb 25, 2014
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Court
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A motorcyclist who police watched nearly crash into a wall was arrested after failing a breath test.
Police officers on Middle Road in Warwick shortly before midnight on Friday noticed a woman on a motorcycle travelling west near Spicelands Riding Sc...
DATE: Feb 25, 2014
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Crime
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A “public conversation” on cannabis reform will be held tonight by the Cannabis Reform Committee, with a four-person panel presenting on local and overseas perspectives.
They will tackle such questions as whether Bermuda’s cannabis policies should be...
DATE: Feb 25, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
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 at the Fairmont Hamilton P...
DATE: Feb 25, 2014
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Environmental charity Greenrock has backed a bid by Finance Minister Bob Richards to end power firm Belco’s monopoly and generate more power from renewable sources.
Greenrock executive director Gordon Johnson said Government should encourage business...
DATE: Feb 25, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Government slashed grants and contributions to a number of organisations in the recently unveiled 2014/15 Budget.
According to the 2014/15 Budget, Government intends to spend $293.7 million in grants and contributions in the coming year — $23 million...
DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
