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The ‘Jetgate’ saga needs a Parliamentary Committee to investigate “breaches of the rules of the House”, according to Independent MP Terry Lister.
In the wake of the weekend’s round of meetings by the One Bermuda Alliance, Mr Lister observed: “The len...
DATE: May 19, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
Craig Cannonier issued the following statement after his resignation this evening:
My fellow Bermudians,
Many of you have been following events for the past few months around the so-called ‘Jet Gate’ affair and consequent allegations regarding my le...
DATE: May 19, 2014
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Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) is urgently calling for members of the public with ‘O’ positive and ‘O’ negative to donate blood this week.
Dr Eyitayo Fakunle, Consultant Haematologist, revealed that due to recent emergency usage, stocks in this blood...
DATE: May 19, 2014
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A Warwick man who found his ex-girlfriend in her home with a male friend appeared in Magistrates’ Court today, charged with unlawfully attempting to enter her house.
Peter Nentwig also pleaded guilty to inflicting $170 worth of damage to Tiffany Daws...
DATE: May 19, 2014
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Premier Craig Cannonier has quit over the political firestorm surrounding the long-running Jetgate row.
His deputy, National Security Minister Michael Dunkley, has been named the news Premier, and will be sworn in this morning.
Governor George Fergus...
DATE: May 19, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A petition for Bermuda residents has been launched to protest the kidnapping of almost 300 schoolgirls in northeastern Nigeria by the terror group Boko Haram.
Amnesty International (Bermuda), the The Bermuda Union of Teachers and Imagine Bermuda have...
DATE: May 19, 2014
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Patrick Burgess
Deputy Premier Michael Dunkley said today that the community would get answers on the Jetgate controversy which has plunged the One Bermuda Alliance into crisis and led to calls for Premier Craig Cannonier to resign.
Mr Dunkley was asked at a press ...
DATE: May 19, 2014
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Sam Strangeways
Premier Craig Cannonier’s political future is likely to hinge on the outcome of an internal investigation expected to conclude this week.
During the past two days there have been intensive top level meetings for the One Bermuda Alliance. MPs and the ...
DATE: May 19, 2014
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A UK man was arrested shortly before 10pm on Friday after a Virgin Airlines flight to Antigua was diverted to Bermuda.
According to police, the suspect is currently being detained at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital on drugs charges.
Meanwhile, enqu...
DATE: May 19, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
Government has launched a National Training Plan in order to “strengthen Bermuda’s competitive position in local and global markets” and ensure the Island has “a blueprint for workforce development needs”.
The road map also outlines a strategy that w...
DATE: May 17, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan