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MPs are set for a busy session in the House of Assembly today in what will be the final sitting of Parliament before the summer break.
But The Royal Gazette has been unable to confirm whether Opposition MPs will return to the chamber after they boyco...
DATE: Jul 18, 2014
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The findings of an inquiry into the disappearance of $300,000 in campaign donations to the One Bermuda Alliance are still being kept under wraps — more than two months after the investigation was launched.
In May, Thad Hollis, the party chairman, ann...
DATE: Jul 17, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Firefighters are tackling a blaze in Warwick after brush caught fire just yards from a busy grocery store.
Two fire trucks are currently at the scene near Lindo’s Family Foods on Middle Road in Warwick.
One eyewitness said the flames covered an area ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2014
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The ruling One Bermuda Alliance last night questioned the Opposition’s motives for raising the issue of historic land thefts, suggesting that the controversial issue was being used as a tool for wider political objectives.
Shadow Immigration Minister...
DATE: Jul 16, 2014
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Opposition leader Marc Bean launched what appeared to be a thinly disguised campaign for Independence on the grounds of Government House last night, claiming it was time for Bermudians to become “the masters of our own destiny”.
An estimated 2,000 p...
DATE: Jul 16, 2014
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Bermuda’s bid to host the next America’s Cup has been dented after a number of teams taking part in the top sailing event expressed doubts about the venue, according to reports.
The UK’s Independent newspaper reports that some of the six challenging ...
DATE: Jul 16, 2014
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Government is to consider the possibility of introducing alternative energy technology at the newly-built acute care wing in the hope of saving taxpayers millions of dollars each year.
Government Senator Nalton Brangman told The Royal Gazette that Ki...
DATE: Jul 15, 2014
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Bermuda’s reefs are bucking a regional trend after getting a clean bill of health by an environmental monitoring group.
Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) claimed that reefs in the Caribbean region had declined on average by 50 percent in t...
DATE: Jul 14, 2014
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Health chiefs are refusing to reveal why a much-needed cancer specialist has left the Island — months before his contract with the Bermuda Hospitals Board expires.
And officials are also refusing to give details of any contingency plans put in place ...
DATE: Jul 10, 2014
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The Bermuda Regiment could be manned entirely by volunteer soldiers within five years if a successful recruitment drive is maintained.
Regiment Commanding Officer Lt Col Michael Foster-Brown — a British Army regular officer seconded to Bermuda and wh...
DATE: Jul 09, 2014
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