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Bermuda’s debt ceiling will be raised by $250 million after Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, tabled legislation allowing the Government to pay lenders over the failing Caroline Bay development.
The Government Loans Amendment Act increases B...
DATE: Sep 14, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s delivery of aid to the Bahamas, where a humanitarian crisis has been left by Hurricane Dorian, arrived in Nassau on board the HMS Protector yesterday.
Staff on the vessel posted on Twitter: “Our Royal Marines and Royal Navy sailors will fig...
DATE: Sep 13, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
One of Bermuda’s pioneering bodybuilders and fitness trainers has died at 85.
Clifford Looby competed overseas as well as locally, rubbing shoulders with internationally known figures such as the actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Other friends included Ca...
DATE: Sep 13, 2019
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The Bermuda Government has been forced to pay lenders for the hotel and resort at Morgan’s Point before the end of this month, finance minister Curtis Dickinson confirmed today.
A loan of $165 million will be negotiated with local banks and paid next...
DATE: Sep 13, 2019
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
The island’s seniors advocacy group remains resolute despite suffering its worst financial year for two decades.
Age Concern revealed “a challenging year” for fundraising, with a deficit of $107,804 for the year ending March 31, 2019.
The financial...
DATE: Sep 12, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
A charity tackling one of the island’s most prevalent chronic illnesses has appealed for funding, even as it prepares to open a badly needed new treatment centre in Hamilton.
Next week, the Bermuda Diabetes Association celebrates with a roof-wetting ...
DATE: Sep 12, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian now living in New Zealand is celebrating a big win after a three-day poker tournament ended in a jackpot.
Brian Graham, formerly the director of what is now the Bulley-Graham-Rawlins Funeral Home in Pembroke, placed third in the New Zeala...
DATE: Sep 11, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
A trial for two men from Bermuda facing terrorism charges in Britain began yesterday at the Old Bailey in London.
Hisham Muhammad, 25, accused of subscribing to radical Islam, allegedly planned to use a radio-controlled drone to attack an army barrac...
DATE: Sep 11, 2019
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A veteran nurse with almost 50 years on the healthcare frontline is shocked to find she has no insurance coverage for emergency bone cancer treatment overseas.
Eloise Bell, 73, said yesterday: “I’ve worked here for 50 years, paid my insurance for 50 ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Progressive Labour Party members only will be welcome at a meeting on immigration tonight.
The PLP had previously stated on a flyer about the Alaska Hall event: “All are welcome.”
But a spokeswoman said today: “I write to clarify for the public that ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell