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Government recently tabled amendments to the Government Loans Act to support borrowing for multiyear budgets.
The Government Loans Amendment Bill 2013, tabled in the House of Assembly on Friday, requires any money borrowed by Government in excess of ...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who allegedly threatened to kill his wife if she ever returned to Bermuda from the Dominican Republic was released on $2,000 bail yesterday pending a trial in Magistrates’ Court.
Devonshire resident Edward Robinson, 39, initially admitted that ...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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Court
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A six-week trial is to conclude this week for four men accused in connection with a shooting that inflicted grievous bodily harm.
The case in Supreme Court against Jahkeil Samuels, 27, Jamin Saltus, 22, Ronniko Burchall, 24, and Alex Vanderpool, 22, ...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Peaceful change was celebrated by more than 100 people at Queen Elizabeth Park at an event hosted by the community group Imagine Bermuda.
The gathering yesterday marked the 54th anniversary of the 1959 Theatre Boycott, which was launched by the Progr...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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A Sandys teen has raised $1,000 in aid of her school — with a little help from her mother.
Aspiro Cannonier, 13, took it upon herself to help Sandys Secondary Middle School after it emerged from PTA meetings that money would be welcome for basic ever...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Former Bermuda teacher Derek Tully has met with US politicians in an effort to improve middle school education in the US.
Dr Tully, a Bermudian who worked in the Island’s public education system for 40 years, now works with the Association for Middle...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Shadow Minister of Home Affairs Walter Roban was not surprised to hear by the Minister’s own admission that eradicating term limits has not triggered an influx of international companies to return to Bermuda.
In part three of a series on ‘Immigration...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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Politics
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The Department of Environmental Protection has relaunched its website to better service the community.
Environment and Planning Minister Sylvan Richards said that while the Department has an important role to play, a survey revealed that customers kn...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Media Council of Bermuda has announced a new guide for journalists in Bermuda reporting on race.
The guide, entitled ‘Reporting on Race — A Guide for Media Professionals’, was funded by the Colorado-based Aspen Institute.
The guide lists 11 guide...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Public transport schedules ground to a halt for almost three hours yesterday after Government staff attended a union meeting to discuss a new employment contract.
There was standing room only at the Seventh-day Adventist Church on King Street, where...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
