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Severely incompetent and careless drivers will be deemed driving dangerously under amendments being prepared by the Transport Ministry.
Minister Derrick Burgess said the Road Traffic Amendment Act will provide clear definitions on what constitutes da...
DATE: Mar 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Police are keen to hear from witnesses who saw two suspects in an armed robbery speeding through Pembroke on a motorcycle after the crime.
They revealed the information as they issued a fresh appeal for witnesses relating to the hold-up at Serpentine...
DATE: Mar 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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St George’s MPs Dame Jennifer Smith and Kim Swan last night championed a move to allow the Old Town’s shops to open on Good Friday.
All sides of the House of Assembly gave support to the Public Holidays Amendment Act, which relaxes the long-standing ...
DATE: Mar 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A Customs officer detailed how cannabis was found hidden in a shipment of dinnerware sent to Bermuda on a cargo jet.
Truck driver James Walker, 51, is on trial accused of participating in a plot to bring in the $45,450-worth of drugs, which weighed ...
DATE: Mar 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Almost two-thirds of registered voters are not confident in the direction of Bermuda’s economy, according to our latest poll conducted between March 6 and March 15.
That figure is unchanged since the same question was asked in the survey a year ago.
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DATE: Mar 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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A new HWP showroom and body shop, intended to replace the building destroyed in last year’s blaze, has been granted planning approval.
According to the application, financing for the project is already in place.
Plans for a new HWP building at St Joh...
DATE: Mar 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Department of Planning continues to shorten the development application process, Environment Minister Marc Bean said.
The average time taken to process an application fell from 13.6 weeks in 2010/11 to around 12.3 weeks in 2011/12.
“This data in...
DATE: Mar 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
People will be stopped from voting in constituencies where they no longer live under new legislation reforming the election process.
The Parliamentary Registrar will be given power to transfer incorrectly registered residents under the Parliamentary ...
DATE: Mar 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Hospital fees will be raised by two percent to generate an extra $4.8 million over the next fiscal year.
Health Minister Zane DeSilva said one percent of the increase is for inflation and the other one percent is because of the new hospital construct...
DATE: Mar 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Bermuda Monetary Authority fees for special purpose insurers will be cut by almost 50 percent under legislation approved by the House of Assembly.
Registration fees will be reduced from $11,600 to $6,000 in an attempt to make it more attractive for t...
DATE: Mar 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
