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The Premier said he wanted to end controversy over the appointment of consultants and advisers to ministers as he tabled legal amendments in the House of Assembly Friday.
David Burt said the Government will be required to publish all appointments and...
DATE: May 20, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
Ottiwell Simmons, the former president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, has called on the Government to follow through on its pledge for an arbitration centre in his name.
The labour icon and past Progressive Labour Party MP recalled the standing ova...
DATE: May 20, 2019
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Thinking outside the box paid off for a trio of Mount Saint Agnes Academy students, with their tourism video coming top in the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s school video competition.
The 17-year-old students Dorian Frith, Blake Horseman and Brianna Lop...
DATE: May 20, 2019
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Wayne Caines, the national security minister, has given the public extra time to comment on work-permit policy.
Mr Caines told the House of Assembly Friday that policies would be changed to seek “the right balance between the legitimate expectations ...
DATE: May 20, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s Civil Service has been hampered by an “overly bureaucratic environment with a weak execution model”, according to David Burt.
The Premier was updating MPs Friday on the tabling of the strategic plan for government reform, which will call up...
DATE: May 20, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
David Burt, the Premier, paid a visit yesterday to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Mounts Bay as the British disaster relief vessel called on the island.
Mr Burt and his children Nia and Ed were given a tour by Captain Jed Macanley of the ship, docked...
DATE: May 20, 2019
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Repairs to a cruise ship terminal in Dockyard were completed ahead of schedule, the House of Assembly said yesterday.
King’s Wharf was refurbished before the April 10 deadline that marked the start of the cruise ship season.
Failure to finish on time...
DATE: May 18, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The introduction of speed cameras and a reduction in the use of fossil fuels were among the recommendations in a Green Paper on Transportation tabled yesterday in the House of Assembly.
Zane DeSilva, the transport minister, said other suggestions inc...
DATE: May 18, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
David Burt, the Premier, is to announce the formation of a Cabinet Committee on Social Issues today in the House of Assembly.
The group, which first met in February, has been tasked with looking at issues ranging from the living wage, extending paid ...
DATE: May 17, 2019
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
More than 100 students celebrated their graduation from Bermuda College yesterday.
A total of 131 people were awarded degrees, diplomas or certificates in the commencement ceremonies on the college athletic field.
Duranda Greene, the college preside...
DATE: May 17, 2019
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell