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Acting ministerial appointments were approved for 11 intervals that spanned seven weeks from the end of November, information from Government House has shown.
The temporary cover was authorised by Rena Lalgie, the Governor, for eight members of the 1...
DATE: Jan 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
More than $1.5 million has been paid out from a heritage fund over the past six years to help finance East End projects including infrastructure works and the upkeep of a historic church, figures showed.
The money was amassed from a levy on fuel impo...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The environment took centre stage when Bermuda was represented at a major international conference on climate change and the island held its first youth summit on the subject.
But the month ended with the announcement that part of Marsh Folly was bei...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Year in Review
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A woman who spearheaded her family’s near 50-year battle for justice over a land theft said she that hoped the struggle would be over before she died.
Barbara Brown, 90, the mother of the late MP Walton Brown, who paved the way for a Commission of In...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A total of 56 recommendations were made under six headings in a report by the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Losses.
The panel, headed by retired Puisne Judge Norma Wade-Miller, examined alleged land losses said to have happened “through th...
DATE: Dec 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Schools can again welcome parents and hold assemblies for staff and pupils after Covid-19 precautions were eased yesterday.
A Ministry of Education spokeswoman confirmed that public schools had moved to Phase 3 of the Government’s Covid-19 system for...
DATE: Dec 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Employers and third sector agencies are to join a number of Government departments in the latest efforts to tackle gang violence.
Renée Ming, the Minister of National Security, told the House of Assembly: “We will not police our way out of this probl...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Women were reminded that “there is life after abuse” during an anti-domestic violence event last week.
Crystal Swan, the Executive Officer at Government House, said that she knew people who overcame their experiences and achieved new goals.
She was s...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Private sector partners could be signed up to help pay for major government projects outlined in the Throne Speech, the finance minister has said.
Curtis Dickinson added it was part of his job to help develop creative ways to fund the Government.
He ...
DATE: Nov 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A social justice campaigner yesterday said a public apology was needed before disadvantaged young Black men saw an improvement in their lives.
Martha Dismont added that the people of Bermuda had to play their part to tackle the root causes of inequal...
DATE: Nov 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter