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Backgrounds checks are not always being done on those who profit from Bermuda’s multimillion-dollar betting shop industry, according to an investigation by The Royal Gazette.
Public records held by the Betting Licensing Authority show that non-Bermud...
DATE: May 16, 2018
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The 50th anniversary of the island’s first election under universal adult suffrage will be commemorated next week.
Island residents will be invited to cast a vote of thanks at City Hall on Tuesday to mark the General Election held on May 22, 1968. ...
DATE: May 16, 2018
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Bermuda College is to celebrate its students’ achievements at its annual commencement ceremony tomorrow.
The ceremony will also see the first group of 16 graduates from the certificate of applied technology programme.
All the graduates were dual enro...
DATE: May 16, 2018
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A female tourist was recovering in hospital yesterday after her rental scooter struck a wall near Scaur Hill, throwing her into the ocean 15ft below.
The visitor, believed to be a 44-year-old South Carolina woman, was briefly knocked out in the accid...
DATE: May 16, 2018
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No work permit application has been received for controversial entertainer R. Kelly, according to Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs.
According to a ministry statement, Mr Brown “takes very seriously any allegations made continuously over a n...
DATE: May 16, 2018
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Bermuda’s bid to attract digital currency business sparked conflict in the House of Assembly last Friday.
Michael Dunkley, of the One Bermuda Alliance, said his questions to the Government over the speed of its adoption of blockchain technology remai...
DATE: May 15, 2018
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A drug manufacturer has come under fire in Britain for allegedly diverting $1.35 billion through Bermuda to avoid taxes.
A report in London’s Evening Standard said pharmaceutical firm Napp has funnelled cash through its Bermudian-based Mundipharma of...
DATE: May 15, 2018
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A 36-year-old woman who admitted driving while almost twice the legal alcohol limit was fined and banned from the roads at Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Julia Pearman, of Sandys, pleaded guilty to providing a breath specimen over the legal limit for ...
DATE: May 15, 2018
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A former Bermuda High School pupil was announced yesterday as Bermuda’s Rhodes scholar for this year.
Deirdre Collins, from St George’s, was awarded the honour after a gruelling application process for the prestigious award.
Ms Collins will use the ...
DATE: May 15, 2018
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The Hamilton Princess and Beach Club is to throw a special Royal afternoon tea party to celebrate the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Saturday.
Guests will be able to choose from a selection of teas, specially chosen for the occasion, to...
DATE: May 15, 2018
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