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Bermuda’s Information Commissioner has marked a milestone of 100 decisions since the island’s Public Access to Information legislation came into force in 2015.
Gitanjali Gutierrez said she hit the century on January 28 after she released decisions on...
DATE: Feb 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Research on the creation of a “culturally acceptable” police watchdog is to be handed to the Government this year, the national security minister has announced.
Renée Ming said a “Bermuda-centred” body to scrutinise the police, promised in 2020, woul...
DATE: Feb 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An easing of Covid-19 health restrictions, including dropping SafeKey requirements for a string of venues, came into effect from noon yesterday, with some border restrictions also set to loosen early next month.
But Kim Wilson, the health minister, t...
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Premier says hotel to get $200m upgrade and to be open in spring 2023
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An announcement about increased airport fees played a part in “relegating” Bermuda to a seasonal destination, the Minister of Transport claimed yesterday.
Lawrence Scott added that it is thought the island’s rates are among the highest in the world.
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DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A hotel created from a failed housing development is expected to open for business next year, the House of Assembly heard yesterday.
MPs were told the Bermudiana Beach Resort at the former Grand Atlantic apartment complex on South Shore in Warwick w...
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Divorce without the need for a courtroom blame game could be on the cards after the Attorney-General tabled proposed legislation in the House of Assembly yesterday.
Kathy Lynn Simmons said that the “no fault” divorce proposal was “the first part of a...
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An Opposition call for Bermuda to bid for the 2024 America’s Cup was today dismissed by the Premier as a “rinse and repeat” tourism strategy.
David Burt told the House of Assembly that “sailing alone is not the path to tourism renewal”.
Mr Burt poure...
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island has a domestic violence related murder and “multiple” incidents that involve serious injuries every year, the Director of Public Prosecutions has revealed.
Cindy Clarke said that statistics showed that the annual toll from abuse was eviden...
DATE: Feb 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A multimillion-gallon reservoir designed to boost the island’s water reserves is expected to be open by the end of the year.
Allan Rance, the chief executive of Bermuda Waterworks, said the reservoir would boost efficiency by allowing the company’s r...
DATE: Feb 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell