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A decision to ask Supreme Court judges to take a pay cut struck at the heart of a vital democratic principle, a lawyer has claimed.
Victoria Greening, of Resolution Chambers, said that the Bermuda Constitution Order 1968 ruled that some roles — inclu...
DATE: Sep 30, 2020
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Duncan Hall
A reduction in taxation levels is needed if the economy is to recover, the leader of the island’s newest political force said this week.
Marc Bean, of the Free Democratic Movement, said his party’s action plan for kick-starting the economy included t...
DATE: Sep 25, 2020
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Politics
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Duncan Hall
Victory in the battle against Covid-19 is vital if the already battered economy is to recover from the pandemic’s financial impact, an economist said yesterday.
Craig Simmons, a senior economics lecturer at Bermuda College, added that control of the ...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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Duncan Hall
The Hurricane Teddy-driven seas were the highest in almost 30 years, a veteran charter boat captain and conservationist said yesterday.
Choy Aming, also co-founder of the Bermuda Shark Project, added: “I might actually dig out some old photos to loo...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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Weather
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Duncan Hall
A Progressive Labour Party government would boost the economy with major public and private-sector building projects valued at more than $1 billion if it was re-elected, it said in its just-released platform.
The PLP added it would use the proceeds o...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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Politics
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Duncan Hall
Bermuda’s trade union for the entertainment industry is to roll out the red carpet for new members, its president said yesterday.
Selena Fields, of the Bermuda Entertainment Union, said the organisation aimed to have 100 members before its annual mee...
DATE: Sep 18, 2020
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Duncan Hall
A former Bermuda bank executive whose family was killed in a plane crash last year has hit out after a US congressional investigation’s report heavily criticised the aircraft’s manufacturer and US regulators.
Paul Njoroge lost wife Carol, son Ryan, 7...
DATE: Sep 18, 2020
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Duncan Hall
Volunteers at a church food programme gave up their day of rest to provide people with meals as Hurricane Paulette neared Bermuda.
David Thompson, a spokesman for Christ Church in Warwick, said the scheme, which normally runs from Monday to Saturday,...
DATE: Sep 16, 2020
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Duncan Hall
A woman who admitted stealing more than $110,000 from her employers was sentenced to a year in jail at the Supreme Court yesterday.
But Acting Puisne Judge Juan Wolffe suspended six months of Deidre Woolgar’s sentence for two years.
Mr Justice Wolff...
DATE: Sep 12, 2020
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
The leader of the country’s newest political force set out its stall for voters at the weekend.
Marc Bean, a founder and head of the Free Democratic Movement and a former leader of the Progressive Labour Party, said the party was designed to maintain...
DATE: Sep 08, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall