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One of Bermuda’s pioneering aviators, and the last remaining local mechanic for the “flying boats”, has died at the age of 88.
Second World War veteran Arthur Colin Plant passed away at the Somerset home from where his vintage seaplane, a Luscombe Si...
DATE: Jun 03, 2013
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Bermuda’s efforts to secure protected status for the Sargasso Sea have been recognised with an international award.
The International SeaKeepers Society has granted its 2013 SeaKeeper award to the entire Executive Committee of the Sargasso Sea Allian...
DATE: Jun 03, 2013
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The Ministry of Public Safety is “encouraged” by feedback from the CrimeStoppers’ ‘If you know something … Say something’ campaign aimed at getting guns off the streets.
The campaign is all part of the Gun Bounty Programme, which is a partnership bet...
DATE: Jun 03, 2013
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Friday’s “jetgate” debate was dominated by the Opposition Progressive Labour Party which contended that Government had breached the Ministerial Code of Conduct when three Ministers, including the Premier, allowed themselves to be flown by private jet...
DATE: Jun 03, 2013
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Independent MP Terry Lister decried Government’s defence in the “jetgate” affair saying the saga represented a disturbing “pattern of behaviour”.
Speaking during the Motion to Adjourn, Mr Lister said that “Government members did not act in the correc...
DATE: Jun 03, 2013
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Opposition Leader Marc Bean has challenged three Government ministers to admit they were ‘wrong’ to take a two-night trip on a private jet to Washington DC, paid for by potential foreign investors in Bermuda.
The opposition Progressive Labour Party (...
DATE: Jun 03, 2013
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Bermudian songbird Bailey Outerbridge got a “once in a lifetime” show when she opened for the Beach Boys over the weekend.
And proud parents Andrew and Phoebe Outerbridge said the rock ‘n’ roll legends jokingly passed on a request to Bermuda.
Front m...
DATE: Jun 03, 2013
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A referendum on gaming in Bermuda will be held later this year, Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell has announced.
Mr Crockwell made the announcement while briefing MPs about a recent conference for Caribbean hoteliers, developers and hospitality repres...
DATE: Jun 03, 2013
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Fresh questions have been asked about the budget, and schedule, of the repairs being made to Heritage Wharf.
In a statement to the House of Assembly on Friday, Public Works Minister Trevor Moniz said the total authorised budget was $28 million — a $...
DATE: Jun 03, 2013
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Cabinet was not informed of the private jet trip to Washington DC to meet with an investment group, The Royal Gazette has learned.
We asked four Cabinet Ministers whether they had known that Premier Craig Cannonier, Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell ...
DATE: Jun 03, 2013
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