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Same-sex couples who tied the knot before a landmark Privy Council ruling outlawed gay unions are valid under new laws.
The Domestic Partnership Amendment Act, which was passed by MPs in the House of Assembly on Friday, extended the transitional peri...
DATE: Jul 18, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Members of a commission of inquiry into cases of illegal land grabs were correct to reject a complaint on the grounds that it did not come under its remit, a lawyer has argued.
Delroy Duncan QC, said that commissioners dismissed several complaints by...
DATE: Jul 14, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda is in “a better financial position” than expected earlier in the year, the Premier, David Burt, told the House this morning.
Mr Burt, who is also the Minister of Finance, said that when the Budget was presented in February, revenues for the c...
DATE: Jul 02, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A number of litigation guardians who represent children in court have now been appointed following months of training.
Tinee Furburt, the Minister for Social Development, made the announcement in the House of Assembly yesterday morning.
She did not s...
DATE: Jul 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A shortage of properties is pushing up rental prices, with increases of as much as 30 per cent in the past 12 months, according to realtors.
Digital nomads moving to Bermuda on one-year residency permits were one reason for the squeeze on the availab...
DATE: Jun 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The cost of some food items has increased by almost 30 per cent in the past year, according to the latest figures.
Statistics released by the Government’s Department of Statistics yesterday show that the price of some meat, fresh fruit and vegetable...
DATE: Jun 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Premier and the Opposition leader have clashed over the escalating cost of living on the island.
The war of words began after David Burt, who is also the Minister of Finance, said inflation in Bermuda was lower than other jurisdictions in part be...
DATE: Jun 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Controversial financial breaks for the massive $376 million revamp of the Fairmont Southampton hotel complex were passed by the Senate yesterday after a clash over constitutional procedure.
The One Bermuda Alliance attempted to table a raft of amendm...
DATE: May 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Vance Campbell: Minister of Tourism: “This Government is determined to provide dignified work and economic security for its people. I urge the unanimous support of Honourable Members. This is the “new mindset of change” we must embrace. We have a...
DATE: May 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A war of words has broken out between the island’s two political parties ahead of today’s parliamentary debate on the Fairmont Southampton Hotel Act.
The bill, tabled by Tourism Minister Vance Campbell during a special sitting of the chamber two we...
DATE: May 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan