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All eyes will be on the East End tomorrow with the historic 400th anniversary of Parliament celebrated in the Town of St George, where it was first held.
St George’ mayor George Dowling called it “a major coup” for the Olde Towne.
He added: “We’re v...
DATE: Nov 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new community garden, set in woodland at the top of Corkscrew Hill in Devonshire, was opened yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said more gardens were on the way, with sites under review in the East End. The go...
DATE: Nov 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A six-month ban on work permits for an expanded range of job categories was an expected move from the Government, the Bermuda Employers’ Council said yesterday.
Keith Jensen, the president of the BEC, said that the group was “not surprised, in the cu...
DATE: Nov 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A sculpture to honour one of Bermuda’s musical giants has been given place of pride outside the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art.
The Talbot Brothers were international calypso stars in the late 1940s and 1950s, and a popular act through to the 1970...
DATE: Nov 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island now has 21 active cases of Covid-19, it was revealed tonight.
None are in hospital or under investigation.
But Kim Wilson, the health minister, said two students and the parents of one student have been “recently identified as contacts of ...
DATE: Nov 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Former MP Rolfe Commissiong today branded the release of his resignation letter by David Burt, the Premier, as “unethical” and insisted he did not write it and only signed it under “extreme duress”.
Mr Commissiong, who was unveiled as the Governmen...
DATE: Nov 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Leader of the Opposition announced a “new and robust Senate team” for the One Bermuda Alliance yesterday.
Cole Simons said Ben Smith will be the Opposition Leader in the Senate, and Shadow Minister of Education, Youth, Sports and Community Affair...
DATE: Nov 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A planned luxury housing development has sold seven of its 18 high-end lots at the waterside site, it was revealed yesterday.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said reports of the sales at Riddell’s Bay, a former Warwick golf club that clos...
DATE: Nov 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two “major player” telecoms companies are interested in installing undersea cables that would land in Bermuda, the home affairs minister revealed yesterday.
Mr Roban, the home affairs minister, said other firms linked to giants such as Google and Fac...
DATE: Nov 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
“Unprecedented” unemployment in the island’s “worst jobs crisis in modern times” stands at double 2019 levels, the labour minister warned yesterday.
Jason Hayward said further losses were expected with “large scale redundancies in hospitality and fin...
DATE: Nov 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell