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Guest workers were warned this morning that their work permits would be revoked if they do not obey orders to self-quarantine.
Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security and co-chairman of the Emergency Measures Organisation, said everyone comin...
DATE: Mar 17, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Cannabis was found in the system of a one-year-old child, the House of Assembly heard yesterday.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said that the Central Government Laboratory had recorded an increase in the number of positive test results for the d...
DATE: Mar 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Legislation to prevent conflicts of interest at the Land Valuation Appeal Tribunal was passed in the House of Assembly.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, told the House of Assembly that the Land Valuation and Tax Amendment...
DATE: Mar 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A plan to introduce the “next generation” of buses for Bermuda is in its final stages, the Minister of Tourism and Transport said.
Zane DeSilva added that the size of the new vehicles would be dependent on the routes they were expected to serve.
He s...
DATE: Mar 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An online shopping platform for the post office is under development by a top professional services firm.
Wayne Furbert, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, said KPMG was working on a three-year proposal which is expected to see the public service c...
DATE: Mar 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Funds earmarked for a Commission of Inquiry will not cover an investigation into the island’s child protection agency, the Premier has confirmed.
David Burt told Scott Pearman, the Opposition shadow legal affairs minister, that the $325,000 set aside...
DATE: Mar 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Drones could be drafted in to help police and other agencies in surveillance and search and rescue missions, the House of Assembly has heard.
Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, said on Wednesday that a specialist from the United Kingdom...
DATE: Mar 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
“Unacceptable” conditions at the Westgate men’s prison will be tackled, the Minister of National Security has vowed.
Wayne Caines was speaking after inmates at the West End jail highlighted their complaints to him.
Mr Caines told the House of Assembl...
DATE: Mar 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Soldiers who break rules on decommissioned weapons will be held accountable, the Minister of National Security has vowed.
Wayne Caines told MPs that the Royal Bermuda Regiment behaved with “honour and integrity” and tackled matters “head on”.
He was ...
DATE: Mar 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An Opposition MP claimed “something don’t smell right” after he asked a Cabinet minister about the departure of the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s former chief executive.
Michael Dunkley pressed Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Tourism and Transport, on th...
DATE: Mar 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter