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A plan to create a fintech hub has been put on hold so the Government can check if it would be a waste of money.
Officials will determine if the proposed services are already offered by businesses in Bermuda.
A spokeswoman said: “The Government wants...
DATE: Feb 12, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
A new hi-tech electronic tagging system to keep track of offenders and send instant alerts when they break rules is to be introduced.
The Government is looking at ways to develop its rehabilitation programmes for criminals and has asked proposals for...
DATE: Feb 11, 2019
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bank workers swapped dollars for dishes yesterday as they served breakfast to homeless and hungry Bermudians.
A team from Clarien Bank helped to provide meals at the Anglican Cathedral in Hamilton as part of the church’s charity work.
The service wel...
DATE: Feb 09, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
A proposal to slap a tax on rented homes in the Budget has been taken off the table, the Minister of Finance said yesterday.
Curtis Dickinson made the announcement after complaints that landlords had tried to use the suggested levy as an excuse to ra...
DATE: Feb 09, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The executive director of Age Concern Bermuda is to address a public meeting tomorrow.
Claudette Fleming will be the guest speaker at an event hosted by the Devonshire Parish Council.
Members of the public were invited to attend the talk from 2pm unt...
DATE: Feb 08, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
A premiums hike in the government employee’s health insurance scheme could hit seniors on fixed incomes, campaigners for the elderly have warned.
Now the Bermuda Senior Islanders’ Centre has urged older Bermudians to push politicians to force down he...
DATE: Feb 07, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A schoolboy was attacked during a field trip yesterday and a woman teacher needed hospital treatment after she stepped in to help him.
A group of CedarBridge Academy pupils were on a visit to St George’s when the incident happened about 1pm.
Diallo R...
DATE: Feb 07, 2019
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A group of organisations that help Bermuda’s children is stepping up its efforts to meet growing needs, members are expected to hear today.
Martha Dismont, the chairwoman of the Inter Agency Committee for Children and Families, is to explain at an An...
DATE: Feb 07, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Hundreds of people have registered opposition to a rental tax after a seniors organisation called on its members to air their views.
Age Concern Bermuda asked it members for their views on the suggestion, included in a pre-Budget report from the Mini...
DATE: Feb 07, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A businesswoman will continue her father’s work for the Corporation of St George after she won an election to represent the town as a councillor.
Cyniqua Anderson beat Mark Soares by more than three votes to one at the polls yesterday.
She is the dau...
DATE: Feb 06, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter