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Former civil servant Leyoni Junos has been dealt another blow by the courts in her struggle to challenge her eviction.
But yesterday Ms Junos told The Royal Gazette she still intends to continue the fight.
Three years after HSBC Bank claimed possessi...
DATE: Jul 30, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Four men have been arrested for questioning in connection with the sexual exploitation of nine girls under the age of 18 over the past six days.
Officer in charge of the Vulnerable Persons Unit, Inspector Mark Clarke told reporters yesterday, the vic...
DATE: Jul 30, 2013
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A 35-year-old Mid Atlantic Wellness Institute patient yesterday admitted sexually assaulting a teenage girl on a bus.
Kevin Rubaine kept putting his hand on the 17-year-old’s right thigh as they rode the bus on July 25, Magistrates’ Court heard.
Cro...
DATE: Jul 30, 2013
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Court
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Anti-drink driving organisation CADA yesterday welcomed the reintroduction of a mandatory ban for those convicted of drink driving.
“CADA is gratified that the technical error, made in October last year, has now been corrected. We are pleased that th...
DATE: Jul 30, 2013
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An Order that will see the Pink Beach Club renovated by a locally incorporated group of investors has been approved by the Senate.
In return for the purchase and development of the Smith’s property, the Upper House granted five years of tax concessio...
DATE: Jul 30, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
World-renowned conservationist and ornithologist David Wingate issued an urgent appeal to boaters to avoid two maritime buoys to help save an endangered endemic subspecies.
Although the Common Tern is found worldwide, extensive research and DNA testi...
DATE: Jul 30, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Patrick Burgess
Teen rapper Lil Quan heads to New York this morning to do battle on BET’s show ‘106 & Park’ tomorrow night.
The artist, Jeremiah Steede, put out a last call for Bermuda viewers to cast their votes for him in the televised contest.
Locals can vote bet...
DATE: Jul 30, 2013
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The commission set up to examine ways in which Government can slash costs claims that pension and healthcare costs are “unsustainable in their current form”.
The Savings and Government Efficiency Commission also claims there is “a lack of accountabil...
DATE: Jul 30, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Immigration and Protection Amendment Act 2013 was passed in the Senate essentially removing the licensing requirement for mixed-status couples to buy land.
Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy told Senators yesterday that preliminary figure...
DATE: Jul 30, 2013
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The SAGE Commission intends to hold meetings with rank and file public sector workers before writing their final report.
Bermuda Industrial Union President Chris Furbert told a press conference yesterday that his union was concerned that SAGE had hel...
DATE: Jul 30, 2013
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Budget
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