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Affordable housing was left out of this year’s Budget despite “a number of projects lined up and ready to go”, the public works minister said yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch added: “It’s a question of money.”
He was speaking after the Bermu...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A total of 62.5 vacant posts have been defunded by the public works ministry, the public works minister revealed today.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said the cost-cutting measure came after the ministry’s allocation was cut by almost $4 million to ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Videos of breaches of health regulations designed to combat Covid-19 at a house party are under investigation, police said today.
A spokesman said police were working to identify the people at the Smith’s party shown in the clips, which have been s...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A total of six new coronavirus cases were found out of 1,385 test results that came back today, the Ministry of Health announced last night.
There are now 19 active cases with 18 being monitored by public health officials. The other is in hospital, b...
DATE: Mar 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
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