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Almost 1,500 bus cancellations were recorded in the first two months of 2021, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
There were 750 routes cancelled last month and 697 in January.
The Bermuda Minibus Association, which covers 34 school bus routes a day becau...
DATE: Mar 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government got high marks from the Bermuda Public Services Union for the latest Budget’s moves for cutting public debt
The BPSU president, Armell Thomas, singled out the 2021-22 Budget plans for lowering the island’s deficit from $245 million to...
DATE: Mar 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A community-minded Warwick resident had a thirsty day’s work this week tidying the roadside near his home.
Leo Betschart said: “People should be aware. I couldn’t believe it – I took out about 120 bottles and I haven’t evening finished that stretch o...
DATE: Mar 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Premier has hired no additional personal staff since last October’s General Election , the House of Assembly has been told.
David Burt last month listed four ministerial advisers taken on since March 8, 2019.
He said Trina Bean was hired as an ad...
DATE: Mar 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government’s plans for economic recovery over the in the new financial year were branded “aspirational and low on detail” by the One Bermuda Alliance yesterday.
Cole Simons, the Leader of the Opposition, said Bermuda’s debt combined with pension ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than 400 'digital nomads' are now in Bermuda, Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister revealed yesterday.
Mr Dickinson gave the number as he wrapped up his statement for the 2021-22 Budget yesterday.
The one-year residential certificate programme...
DATE: Feb 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The finance minister today signalled that a special fund created as the Government’s piggy bank would be used to cover a Budget deficit.
Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, said the Government expected to be short by $124.5 million in the 2021/22...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Royal Gazette offers a Budget overview with the highlights to take away in the wake of an unprecedented year – with “recovery” the key word for the year ahead. You can find the full article here.
We have posted the YouTube video of the Speech...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
House parties last weekend may have been the source of two new coronavirus infections, the health minister said last night.
Kim Wilson appealed to anyone who went to weekend social gatherings to book a coronavirus test as soon as possible.
Ms Wilson ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A teenage stab victim was last night in “serious but stable condition” after he was knifed in the chest at Hamilton Bus Terminal.
The 16-year-old boy is being treated in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s intensive care unit after emergency surg...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell