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A meeting of Overseas Territories leaders in London today was headed by the Premier.
David Burt said topics from climate change to the impact of the pandemic on Overseas Territories’ economies were up for discussion at the annual Joint Ministerial Co...
DATE: Nov 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A memorial tree in commemoration of the island’s 106 victims of Covid-19 has been planted.
The Bermuda cedar was placed in the Botanical Gardens in Paget by David Burt, the Premier and Kim Wilson, the health minister.
Mr Burt said more Bermudians had...
DATE: Nov 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Christmas will come early to an island parish, it was revealed today.
Pembroke Parish Council is to give away 40 vouchers for groceries and electricity for those in need.
Patricka Ferguson, the council chairwoman, said the vouchers would be issued on...
DATE: Nov 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Throne Speech plans to get jobless young people back to work have been welcomed by social services agencies – but the Opposition demanded specifics on the proposals.
The speech, delivered by Rena Lalgie, the Governor, on behalf of the Government, ple...
DATE: Nov 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Throne Speech, under the title of “Social Renewal and Economic Recovery”, opened with the Governor’s reflection on the “definitive”, once-in-an-era change brought by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Rena Lalgie told the gathering: “The wounds inflicted by ...
DATE: Nov 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A second man has been arrested in connection with a sex assault and burglary at knifepoint last month, it was revealed yesterday.
A police spokesman confirmed that a man, aged 20, was arrested last Friday.
Police arrested a 36-year-old man on the day...
DATE: Nov 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A family cat feared dumped in a national park is home safe after being missing for more than 200 days.
The Martins family from Paget launched a major search after Teddy, their ginger and white male cat, went missing in April.
It was believed he had b...
DATE: Nov 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Blue chip names are prepared to invest in the redevelopment of the island’s biggest hotel, the finance minister said today.
Curtis Dickinson said Gencom, the US-based owners of the Fairmont Southampton Hotel, had met Government representatives last m...
DATE: Nov 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda is on a “glide path” to a small budget surplus by 2023-24, the finance minister said yesterday.
Curtis Dickinson added the country’s last round of borrowing was calculated to last until that financial year.
Mr Dickinson said: “We have borrowe...
DATE: Nov 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An accounting and auditing heavyweight is to lead the Government’s economic recovery plan, the finance minister revealed yesterday.
Curtis Dickinson said financial services firm KPMG had been selected as the project manager for the plan, outlined in ...
DATE: Nov 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell