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Mixed-status families were asked to contact the Department of Immigration yesterday as part of the next phase of immigration reform.
Families with mixed status include where one parent holds Bermuda status or a permanent resident’s certificate, while...
DATE: Jun 26, 2019
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A diabetes expert called on the Government to ensure water and diet drinks are cheaper than sugary sodas and argued that the controversial sugar tax “completely missed the point”.
David Cavan, a British-based doctor, questioned whether the island’s s...
DATE: Jun 26, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s soldiers were singled out for praise at the closing ceremony of a massive international military exercise in the Caribbean at the weekend.
Sir Louis Straker, the Acting Prime Minister of St Vincent & the Grenadines, the host nation for Exer...
DATE: Jun 24, 2019
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A “born journalist” who spent decades at The Royal Gazette has died, aged 65.
Kyle Hunter, whose career with the Gazette began in 1974 and spanned news, sports and photography, died at home in St George’s on Friday surrounded by his loved ones.
He re...
DATE: Jun 24, 2019
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The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Bermuda held its third annual medical symposium this weekend aimed at raising awareness of the disease.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, commended the organisation for its work over more than 30 years.
Ms Wilson s...
DATE: Jun 23, 2019
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Health
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Jonathan Bell
The House of Assembly on Friday passed a Bill to suspend mandatory annual payments into the sinking fund, a reserve for money set aside to pay down long-term debt.
Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, called the fund, which was established in 1...
DATE: Jun 23, 2019
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
The Progressive Labour Party has denied the Senate’s attempt to change legislation over the appointment of staff by Cabinet ministers.
The Senate had returned the Premier, Ministers and Opposition Leader Personal Staffs Act to the House of Assembly e...
DATE: Jun 22, 2019
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Lawyers at a Supreme Court hearing for a judicial review into the termination of the former chief executive of the Bermuda Health Council have sought to dispel the possibility of the presiding judge being accused of bias.
Assistant Justice David Kess...
DATE: Jun 21, 2019
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Court
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Jonathan Bell
Anthony Richardson, a Progressive Labour Party senator, has been sworn in as the Junior Minister for Home Affairs and the Cabinet Office.
The ceremony was held at Government House on Friday, according to a statement issued on Tuesday.
Mr Richardson, ...
DATE: Jun 20, 2019
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Today marks 75 years since United States forces towed a captured German sub, U-505, into Bermuda waters under a cloak of secrecy.
The U-boat was brought into the Great Sound with 57 prisoners, as well as its Enigma code encryption machines and code b...
DATE: Jun 19, 2019
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