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Bermuda’s new digital bank is set to open between January and March, with the backing of former premier Sir John Swan and family.
Chance Barnett, the chairman and chief strategy officer of Jewel Bank, told The Royal Gazette that the company pushed ba...
DATE: Dec 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Michael Weeks praised the work of the island’s customs officers after a visit to operations at the LF Wade International Airport.
The Minister of National Security said cutting the flow of illegal drugs and weapons into the country was a priority of ...
DATE: Dec 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former Progressive Labour Party MP has dismissed speculation that the Government is pressing ahead with Independence.
Instead, Rolfe Commissiong insisted that David Burt, the Premier, had instigated a “cynical political marketing exercise” while “k...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A businessman pulled from the purchase of a bank after his financial history was revealed cofounded a fintech firm that has been given a licence by the Bermuda Monetary Authority.
New York-based Logan Sugarman remains a C-suite executive at Blockchai...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda’s nascent fintech sector has experienced its fair share of failures in the past four years and is now feeling the effects of the high-profile collapse of FTX, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange. Sam Strangeways reports on ...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
An Australian cryptocurrency executive extradited to the United States from Bermuda has been sentenced to a year’s probation and a $150,000 fine after he admitted breaching an anti-money laundering law.
Gregory Dwyer, 39, who was head of business dev...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda’s fintech sector is small but thriving under the watchful gaze of the island’s financial regulator, according to industry professionals.
The Royal Gazette spoke with many of the 16 companies licensed under the Digital Asset Business Act 2...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Taxpayers have still not been told the cost of half-a-dozen trips abroad by David Burt and Cabinet ministers this year despite the Government pledging to “continuously update” the public on the price of such visits.
The Premier has yet to reveal how...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A community youth programme in Pembroke benefited from a $2,000 donation from their area MP this morning.
Michael Weeks made the donation to Boulevard Blazers Youth Programme, a youth group that includes football clubs and mentorship for young peopl...
DATE: Dec 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Britain’s refusal to allow Bermuda to liberalise its cannabis laws has been branded a “colonial-style intervention” in the UK’s most famous newspaper.
An article in The Times by lawyers Charles Kuhn and Gabriella Bligh claimed the decision by London...
DATE: Dec 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly