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The House of Assembly has voted to increase departure tax, despite concerns by the Opposition that it will hinder growth in the tourism sector.
The Miscellaneous Taxes Amendment Act 2015, presented by Finance Minister Bob Richards, will increase depa...
DATE: Mar 05, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda International Film Festival (BIFF) is coming up on March 20 to 26 — and the organisation today announced the jury that will preside over one of its main offerings, the short film competition.
The 2015 jury will headed by Christine Vachon,...
DATE: Mar 05, 2015
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Two men were injured shortly before 6pm yesterday when their motorcycles collided on Mullet Bay Road, St George’s, near the junction with Wellington Slip Road.
The two riders, a 40-year-old and a 33-year-old male who are both from St George’s, were t...
DATE: Mar 05, 2015
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The Bermuda Government has issued the latest list of bus cancellations for today, effective noon, including several school runs.
The notice came in the wake of several school runs being missed this morning: the Dockyard to Berkeley Institute run; St ...
DATE: Mar 04, 2015
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Government has released its budget brief outlining in detail where there was spending and saving in the Cabinet Office, the Department of Human Resources and the Office of Project Management and Procurement.
The total current expenditure for the C...
DATE: Mar 04, 2015
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Sarah Lagan
More than 200 young people from three Duke of Edinburgh Award Units will be trekking across the Island this weekend.
From Friday morning to Sunday afternoon, 31 groups will be embarking on their qualifying adventurous journeys for the Bronze and Silv...
DATE: Mar 04, 2015
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The criminal trial of a man accused of attacking Senator Jeff Baron continued yesterday, with the court viewing security camera footage of the incident.
Victor Moore Johnston, 46, of Hamilton Parish, has denied assaulting Sen Baron, the Junior Minist...
DATE: Mar 04, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The half-century old trees growing in the median of Ewing Street received a high tech boost yesterday.
Horticultural workers from Horsfield Landscaping and Design Ltd started the process of installing Silva Cells in the ground beside them.
Albert Key...
DATE: Mar 04, 2015
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Rebecca Zuill
The 2015 Ag Show has been scrapped after the Bermuda Government told organisers that the event would be limited to two days.
The community action group behind the move to keep alive this year’s edition said today that it was told it could use Botanic...
DATE: Mar 04, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government is seeking a price tag for its water supply system at the West End, for a possible sale of the infrastructure to Watlington Waterworks.
That tentative deal was proposed under a 2010 memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the company, wh...
DATE: Mar 04, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
