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Bermuda’s sewage treatment and energy infrastructure are in line for upgrades after the Bermuda Government announced it is seeking a $100 million investment from local insurance companies.
The Bermuda Infrastructure Fund will boost a series of constr...
DATE: Nov 17, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Developer Michael MacLean abandoned court proceedings after he failed to win $156 million in compensation for the voiding of his development proposal for the Hamilton waterfront, Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs said yesterday.
The Bermuda ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Violent crime in Bermuda is a public health crisis, national security minister Wayne Caines told Parliament this morning.
Specifically addressing the impact of crime on the black community, Mr Caines noted that 35 black men had been shot and killed s...
DATE: Nov 17, 2017
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Politics
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Alan Dunch has branded new legislation giving politicians power over casinos as a “potentially sad and seriously backward” move against efforts to keep corruption out of gaming.
The chairman of the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission warned that it woul...
DATE: Nov 15, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A lack of regulation for betting shops could raise red flags when the island’s anti-money laundering measures are investigated by overseas experts next year.
Correspondence shared with The Royal Gazette reveals that warnings about the absence of con...
DATE: Nov 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Roadside breath tests will be introduced this year.
David Burt, the Premier, said at the House of Assembly on Friday that his party was committed to keeping its Throne Speech promise to introduce roadside sobriety tests.
Those remarks came in respon...
DATE: Nov 14, 2017
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Politics
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Jeffrey Baron, the Shadow Minister of National Security, has urged the Government to take a targeted approach to gang violence.
Speaking in the House of Assembly on Friday, Mr Baron said that the solution entailed “community engagement” and “focused ...
DATE: Nov 14, 2017
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Politics
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David Burt called for a “chorus of unity” in the wake of the Paradise Papers yesterday.
The Premier told MPs that he was confident Bermuda’s reputation would survive the recent revelations contained in the hacked documents.
He said: “The reports of B...
DATE: Nov 11, 2017
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Politics
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Tourism minister Jamahl Simmons tabled legislation yesterday to give himself the power to sack Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission chairman Alan Dunch.
The move came after Mr Dunch questioned the intentions of MM&I Holdings, the firm involved in a contr...
DATE: Nov 11, 2017
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Politics
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Legislation will soon tackle unfair debt collection, home affairs minister Walton Brown told MPs yesterday.
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act under development will cover cases such as credit card bills, auto and personal loans, mortgages and me...
DATE: Nov 11, 2017
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Politics
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