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The information commissioner has backed a decision by the Government to withhold legal advice related to the island’s multimillion-dollar airport redevelopment.
Gitanjali Gutierrez, in a decision made public on Monday, ruled the Ministry of Finance w...
DATE: Jan 10, 2019
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A digitised national identity scheme planned for Bermuda could be used by millions of people worldwide, a leader of the project said yesterday.
Bruce Silcoff, the chief executive of blockchain technology firm Shyft, said three jurisdictions were keep...
DATE: Jan 10, 2019
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Top comedian Ronny Chieng cancelled his headline performance scheduled for last night at Just For Laughs festival after his father died.
A spokesman for the festival said: “We found out about five days ago that he had a death in the family. It was re...
DATE: Jan 10, 2019
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Bermuda will become a global hub for new digital industries, a blockchain pioneer predicted yesterday.
Bruce Silcoff, the chief executive of Shyft, said yesterday the island could be a leader in a “fourth industrial revolution”.
Shyft signed a memora...
DATE: Jan 10, 2019
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Phone company staff have donated $200 and food to charity Age Concern.
Kevin Simmons, of the BTC service department, said the employees chose Age Concern because of the important role it played in the lives of senior citizens.
He added: “One day we m...
DATE: Jan 10, 2019
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High-tech laser scanning is being used to map the historic town of St George in a landmark research project.
Brent Fortenberry, an archaeology expert from Texas A&M University, has deployed the technology to create an accurate three-dimensional recor...
DATE: Jan 10, 2019
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A young woman fined for doing unpaid work as a schoolgirl said last night she hoped the incident would inspire changes to immigration law.
Ashley Aguiar, 22, who was born and brought up in Bermuda, said she was pleased the $5,000 fine for working wit...
DATE: Jan 10, 2019
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Smaller catches and a tough fishing charter market have made life harder for the industry.
John Barnes, a veteran fisherman, said the industry had struggled because of to the effect of now-banned fish pots on stocks and the inconsistent nature of gam...
DATE: Jan 10, 2019
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The Government of Bermuda is working to make the island more attractive to companies that might be impacted by new economic substance requirements.
Of particular concern are companies registered in Bermuda that have little or no actual presence here....
DATE: Jan 10, 2019
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A 15-year-old who died on Monday was named yesterday by police as Kiara Paiva.
The girl was found unconscious by a family member at her home in My Lord’s Bay Road, Hamilton Parish, at about 11.55am.
Police said life-saving efforts took place at the ...
DATE: Jan 09, 2019
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