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Opposition leader Craig Cannonier will give his Reply to the Throne Speech in the House of Assembly today.
MPs will hear from the One Bermuda Alliance after the Government outlined its plans for the year last week.
Mr Cannonier was expected to delive...
DATE: Nov 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A second record-breaking tourism year is expected for Bermuda with almost 560,000 people taking holidays here in the first nine months.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority said its latest figures showed an eleventh consecutive quarter of growth for leisure...
DATE: Nov 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Workers at One Communications downed tools yesterday amid claims that members of staff were “targeted” for removal from the firm.
Representatives met government ministers to voice their concerns and the company said it was trying to resolve the matte...
DATE: Nov 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Environmentalists have highlighted a string of issues missing from the Government’s Throne Speech that could offer greater help to Bermuda’s marine life.
Jonathan Starling and Thaddeus Murdoch claimed there was room for more to address the challenges...
DATE: Nov 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A change in the mindset of young people is needed to tackle violence in Bermuda, a community activist has warned.
Desmond Crockwell claimed an “aggression” that permeates the island lies at the root of attacks with weapons.
He believed incidents invo...
DATE: Nov 15, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Rush hour traffic was delayed earlier this evening after a car flipped in Hamilton Parish.
Police said the vehicle overturned in the Crawl Hill area and emergency crews attended.
A BPS spokesman said “initial information” suggested there were no ser...
DATE: Nov 15, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Oversight of Bermuda’s casino gambling industry has been handed to the finance minister as part of the Cabinet reshuffle.
Curtis Dickinson took responsibility for the sector, which previously came under the tourism ministry.
The newly appointed Minis...
DATE: Nov 14, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A “call to action” has been made by the team behind an alternative energy plan that would mean nearly two thirds of Bermuda’s power comes from renewable sources within 20 years.
BE Solar claimed the island is failing to keep up with the international...
DATE: Nov 14, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Charities and other community workers had hoped the Government would outline a “more strategic focus” in its Throne Speech.
Martha Dismont, the Family Centre executive director, welcomed initiatives to help Bermudians struggling financially but said ...
DATE: Nov 14, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Police launched an investigation yesterday after a man died suddenly at a Hamilton Parish home.
Officers and first responders were called to a medical emergency on Mount Wyndham Drive at about 3.35am.
A 50-year-old man was found unresponsive in an ap...
DATE: Nov 13, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter