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MPs face “immediate suspension” from Parliament if they continue to flout orders of Parliamentary conduct.
Telling legislators he had earlier felt reluctant to issue a formal rebuke, Speaker of the House Randy Horton said he had growing concerns in r...
DATE: Dec 13, 2014
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The Bermuda Tourism Authority is owed a total of $34,822 in arrears for BTA fees, Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell told the House of Assembly.
The statement came in response to parliamentary questions by Opposition MP Zane DeSilva.
There are a total...
DATE: Dec 13, 2014
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Voters between the ages of 18 and 34 most want to keep the Bermuda Day holiday on its current date — on May 24.
Poll results show that 57 per cent of 400 registered voters who responded to a computer-assisted telephone survey are against changing th...
DATE: Dec 13, 2014
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Highly anticipated legislation for Bermuda’s hosting of the 2017 America’s Cup went before MPs yesterday, laying down the required legal amendments for the Island to deliver on its commitment.
Economic Development Minister Grant Gibbons told Parliame...
DATE: Dec 13, 2014
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Developers Desarrollos Hotelco Group have been chosen for a five-star St Regis, Starwood hotels resort to be developed in St George’s, starting next May.
Phase one of the development will cost $120 million, according to Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwe...
DATE: Dec 13, 2014
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Reggae singers Junior Reid and Yami Bolo will travel to Bermuda in the new year to pay homage to the legendary Bob Marley.
The Jamaican duo will headline the Legend Bob Marley tribute concert — being organised by local promoters Veterans In Action — ...
DATE: Dec 12, 2014
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Colin Thompson
A Pembroke man has denied threatening to kill a woman.
Tory Hassel, 51, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to using threatening words in a public place.
The court heard he allegedly shouted: “Yani better kill you before I kill you. I...
DATE: Dec 12, 2014
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An environmental group has accused the developer of the old Pink Beach Club of reneging on its promises to protect farmland.
The Bermuda Environment Sustainability Taskforce has taken issue with Sardis Development Ltd’s latest plans to build resident...
DATE: Dec 12, 2014
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Eight proposals are being considered for the redevelopment of Marginal Wharf in St David’s.
The Bermuda Land Development Company (BLDC) received 24 requests for information packages from interested parties, yet only eight official submissions.
“These...
DATE: Dec 12, 2014
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A group of Bermudian students presented Environment Minister Jeanne Atherden with a mosaic yesterday as thanks for her continued consideration of the Blue Halo project.
The initiative, which proposes turning a large swath of the Island’s Exclusive Ec...
DATE: Dec 12, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes