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The proposed national ballot on casino gaming may have been discarded by Government — but the Gaming Referendum Act 2013 will return nevertheless as the House of Assembly reconvenes on Friday.
The Act has been carried forward, according to Government...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government is planning to crack down on violent criminals who target public transport staff following the latest attack on a bus driver.
Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell and permanent secretary Francis Richardson will hold a crunch meeting with Pub...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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Higher and higher, the scaffolding around Gibbs Hill Lighthouse has been slowly rising since repair works to the landmark began last month. The Royal Gazette’s photographers Mark Tatem and David Skinner took to the skies yesterday, guiding their GoPr...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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Other
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A pro-cannabis reform group is encouraging residents to send in submissions about decriminalisation and legalisation and even if reform is needed.
The Cannabis Reform Collaborative (CRC) wants public input and research into its final ‘advisory docume...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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Other
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The desecration of historic tombstones at Tucker’s Point should be a “catalyst” for Bermuda to recognise its continued suppression of black history and start a healing process, an anti-racism group has claimed.
Lynn Winfield, from Citizens Uprooting ...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A magistrate has ordered social inquiry reports on a Southampton man who attacked a bus driver last month.
With a number of Public Transportation Board drivers watching in Magistrates’ Court, 23-year-old Kenneth Leverock — dressed in Works and Engine...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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An open microphone forum has been called by the Future Bermuda Alliance, the youth wing of the One Bermuda Alliance, for the public to hear options and air views on the issue of casino gaming in Bermuda.
“We’re going to try to inform people, but we w...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Thirteen staff, all Bermudians, were made redundant by the Coral Beach and Tennis Club, even as the labour dispute over the Fairmont Hamilton Princess captured headlines.
The positions were cut on January 31, according to managing director Tim Thuell...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy yesterday celebrated the success of a series of seminars aimed at supporting Bermuda’s vendors.
More than 130 people took part in the seminar series organised by the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation, which c...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Lawyer Victoria Pearman won’t take up her new post as Ombudsman until mid-March, when she has cleared her legal caseload.
Governor George Fergusson, who appoints the Ombudsman, told The Royal Gazette: “I expect Ms Pearman to take up her role as Ombud...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
