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A debate on reforming cannabis laws dominated proceedings in the House of Assembly.
Premier Michael Dunkley launched an eight-hour discussion by stating: “The debate is one that joins Bermuda with many other countries who have wrestled with the issue...
DATE: May 31, 2014
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This year’s Bermuda Day celebrations have been hailed as “picture perfect” in which “our sense of being proud to be Bermudian was palpable”.
Providing a summary of Monday’s races and parade, Community Affairs Minister Wayne Scott said in the House of...
DATE: May 31, 2014
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Renovation work on the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse has been completed at a cost of almost $365,000.
The historic landmark was shut down at the start of the year to enable to work to go ahead after years of neglect.
Public Works Minister Patricia Gordon-Pam...
DATE: May 31, 2014
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Realising this is the last day of yet another eventful Heritage Month we decided to go into the memory bank we’ve been accumulating during my own involved professional career that extends more than 75 years, for the one person who could be cited as...
DATE: May 31, 2014
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A petition with around 2,500 signatures in support of a public vote on gaming in Bermuda has been handed to Premier Michael Dunkley and Opposition leader Marc Bean.
But Mr Dunkley said Government would not do a U-turn on a decision to drop a referend...
DATE: May 31, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the Bermuda Government’s credit rating by a notch, but predicts a return to economic growth for the Island next year.
The Island’s long-term bond rating from Fitch is now A+, the fifth-highest investment grade, down from ...
DATE: May 31, 2014
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Seven years ago, the then Bermuda Maritime Museum, with the kind permission of the West End Development Corporation and its Chairman (later a Minister of the Bermuda Government), Lt Col David Burch, OBE, JP, ED, began a project of pre-restoration wor...
DATE: May 31, 2014
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Things are clearly winding down at the Bridge Club as we head towards summer — there are, however, two events of note in June.
The first is the Worldwide Bridge Contest where the Club is intending to hold two separate events — the first on Friday eve...
DATE: May 31, 2014
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Government is calling on the private sector to build more residential care homes for seniors to satisfy a growing demand for facilities.
And it has also defended its record of policing private homes to ensure that elderly residents are not neglected ...
DATE: May 31, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Cyril (Hooks) Cooper, one of Bermuda’s long-serving hoteliers and a devoted philanthropist, has died at the age of 81.
Mr Cooper, who founded Hamilton’s Rosemont Hotel, also served on the Tourism Board and keenly took part in boating of all types.
“H...
DATE: May 30, 2014
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