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Both political parties have come together in support of a committee to investigate how the Island should deal with sex offenders.
The motion, moved during Friday’s session of Parliament by the PLP’s Zane DeSilva and amended by OBA backbencher Mark Pe...
DATE: Nov 24, 2014
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Bermuda Radio has stressed the importance of filing a float plan before heading to sea after a man who went on an early morning solo fishing trip on Thursday failed to return to shore until after midnight.
His partner called Bermuda Radio saying she...
DATE: Nov 24, 2014
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Sarah Lagan
Shadow Health Minister Kim Wilson has branded the Children’s Amendment Act 2014 to help resolve disputes in child access through mediation cases as “half-baked… merely adding another level of bureaucracy” to the process.
The former Attorney General,...
DATE: Nov 24, 2014
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Sarah Lagan
It was the “financial incentives” that Bermuda offered that gave the Island a clear advantage over San Diego in the battle as to who would host the America’s Cup.
The California city simply could not compete with Bermuda when it came to “hard cash”.
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DATE: Nov 24, 2014
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Adrian Robson
The East End’s Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre will remain running for another year at least, after its closure was declared and then reversed in 2013.
A year ago, the Bermuda Hospitals Board announced that the centre was underused and losing money.
Ho...
DATE: Nov 24, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
Absentee balloting, fixed-term elections and the right of voters to recall MPs are still in the works, despite a long silence from Government on political reform.
The measures were part of the One Bermuda Alliance election platform, and a governance ...
DATE: Nov 24, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
A positive appraisal of the Emergency Measures Organisation (EMO) during last month’s Tropical Storm Fay was not shared by Opposition MPs, who suggested the fierce storm had caught Bermuda unprepared.
Michael Dunkley, the Premier who also serves as t...
DATE: Nov 24, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
Premier Michael Dunkley has hailed the “incredible” performances of participants at this year’s Premier’s Concert.
Mr Dunkley praised the dozens of talented young people who took to the stage before a packed audience at the Ruth Seaton James Centre ...
DATE: Nov 24, 2014
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Firefighters descended on the Riddell’s Bay area tonight to tackle a large brush fire.
Six vehicles and 11 firefighters attended the scene at around 8:45pm.
Fire crews spent more than two hours tackling the blaze, which covered an area of 50ft by 80f...
DATE: Nov 24, 2014
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An unruly passenger forced a Cuba-bound flight this afternoon to divert to the Island, where he was arrested.
A police spokesman said: “Police responded to a report of a unruly passenger on board a Thomas Cook Airline plane travelling from Manchester...
DATE: Nov 24, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
