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The One Bermuda Alliance has accused the Government of deliberately picking fights with the UK in order to push through an independence agenda.
Scott Pearman, the OBA’s spokesman on Legal and Home Affairs, spoke out after a Government senator blamed ...
DATE: Dec 06, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Government has been accused of “racing” poorly drafted legislation through the House of Assembly which then has to be corrected by subsequent bills.
Craig Cannonier, of the opposition One Bermuda Alliance made the claim Friday, after the Governme...
DATE: Dec 05, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A junior minister has claimed that the Government is not responsible for drawing up controversial laws to protect Bermuda’s waters from overfishing.
Instead, the senator Lindsay Simmons said that the island’s “colonial status” meant that the Governme...
DATE: Dec 02, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Leading analysts have painted a bleak picture of Bermuda’s economic future in the wake of disappointing financial statistics.
Craig Simmons, a Bermuda College lecturer, and Robert Stubbs, a researcher for the think-tank SEED, said that a lack of inve...
DATE: Nov 28, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Claims that no commercial farmers sit on the Board of Agriculture have been dismissed by the Government.
The Bermuda Farmers Association made the allegation this week, claiming that the Board failed to represent the industry.
A BFA spokesman said on ...
DATE: Nov 26, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda’s economy contracted by 1.7 per cent in the second quarter of this year, according to the latest statistics.
But Jason Hayward, the Minister of the Economy, said that the figures were distorted by “increased inflationary pressure”, and that G...
DATE: Nov 25, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Jason Hayward, the Minister for the Economy, had little to report when asked for an update on the Government’s Economic Recovery Plan.
The plan, unveiled in the summer of 2020, consists of 31 initiatives devised to kick-start the economy in the wake...
DATE: Nov 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Attorney-General has been accused of dodging scrutiny after failing to hold a press conference on her ministry’s plans for the coming year.
The Governor delivered this year’s Throne Speech – outlining the Government’s agenda for the next 12 month...
DATE: Nov 24, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The opposition One Bermuda Alliance has criticised the Government for failing to listen to farmers before moving ahead with plans to develop a vertical farming industry on the island.
The project – a key pillar in the Government’s Economic Recovery P...
DATE: Nov 22, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Government is ducking what should be top priorities in the coming legislative year, according to several senators.
The claim was made during a debate in the Upper House today on the Throne Speech, which was delivered earlier this month.
Owen Darr...
DATE: Nov 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan