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Two government quangos will be merged to help to deliver efficiencies and cost savings, the House of Assembly heard.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said that a phased approach will be used to bring together the Bermuda ...
DATE: Jul 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Refunds could be given for parking tickets that were issued by City of Hamilton enforcement officers before a change in legislation ratifying their appointment.
Five staff were hired for the job last August but stopped handing out tickets in November...
DATE: Jul 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A $15 million economic relief package to help working families was announced by the Premier in the House of Assembly yesterday.
David Burt, who is also the Minister of Finance, said that financial support will be given to people with children in publ...
DATE: Jul 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A land row between private estate neighbours is playing out in court where the husband of a former premier claimed trees were removed from his property without permission.
Samuel Andrew Banks is seeking a permanent injunction to restrain Simon and De...
DATE: Jul 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
It is “time to be honest” about a publicly owned quarry so that steps can be taken towards improving its operations, MPs heard today.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said that a financial feasibility study is expected to...
DATE: Jul 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
More than 6,000 tickets have been issued a year after police launched a crackdown on the most common traffic offences on Bermuda’s roads.
Operation Vega was introduced on July 6, 2021 to address driving and riding behaviours on the island.
Today a Be...
DATE: Jul 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Drive for Change
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Rising costs mean shoppers are unable to afford high cost purchases at grocery stores and must decide what to leave on the shelves, a charity leader has warned.
Sandy De Silva, the executive director at Family Centre, said that fluctuating prices mad...
DATE: Jul 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The health minister said she was grateful to residents who got vaccinated against the coronavirus after the island’s mass vaccination programme wound up.
Kim Wilson also urged anyone who was considering getting the jab for the first time to go to a “...
DATE: Jul 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The victim of Friday’s early morning shooting in Flatts has been identified by police as 19-year-old Letrae Doeman
DATE: Jul 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Landlords have increasingly asked to switch their residential properties to vacation units in the past two years, Consumer Affairs staff found.
It was thought the changes were made so that owners could limit the risk of long periods of overdue rent a...
DATE: Jul 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter