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Work is being done under the Government’s code of practice for project management and procurement, MPs heard this morning.
Walton Brown, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, said efforts are being made to “leverage the Government’s purchasing power, ...
DATE: Dec 07, 2018
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
The Royal Bermuda Regiment plans to offer learning credits for soldiers to enhance their training.
Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, announced the move as he updated the House of Assembly on the Regiment’s activities.
He said the credi...
DATE: Dec 07, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda snubbed a meeting with British parliamentarians in London yesterday.
The Foreign Affairs Select Committee had invited Overseas Territories to give evidence in an inquiry into the relationship with the Foreign Office.
Walton Brown, the Cabinet...
DATE: Dec 06, 2018
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Other
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Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian man is behind bars in Florida after he tried to smuggle cocaine in his pants as he travelled back to the island.
Micah Jimenez, 40, was jailed after he pleaded guilty to importation of the drug and possession with intent to supply when he...
DATE: Dec 06, 2018
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Court
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Jonathan Bell
The Premier has “forcefully” called on British authorities to resolve problems for Bermudian travellers after the printing of Bermuda passports was shifted to the UK.
A government spokeswoman said David Burt and Walton Brown, the Minister for the Cab...
DATE: Dec 05, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
Edmund Kirkland “Kirk” Cooper, a champion sailor and three-times Olympian, has died, aged 86.
Mr Cooper founded the accounting firm Cooper and Lines in 1959 with his friend and business partner, David Lines. The company later became a member firm of ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2018
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Other
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Jonathan Bell
The Premier sat down with the UK Overseas Territories Association yesterday as part of a series of meetings in London.
David Burt said online that the meeting, held in Westminster, was “critical for Bermuda”.
The association was set up to promote the...
DATE: Dec 04, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government will reform its decentralised human resources management, the Cabinet Office minister said.
Walton Brown explained that human resources functions are to be united under a Department of Employee and Organisational Development, which wil...
DATE: Dec 03, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The draft Bermuda Plan 2018 has been unveiled for public consultation the Minister of Home Affairs announced today.
Walter Roban said the document included ideas for neighbourhood improvement — which “may include new recreational areas and community ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Charles Tatem, a conservationist, sailor and designer with a flair for kitchens, has died. He was 70.
An architect, Mr Tatem served as chairman of the Bermuda National Trust’s historic buildings committee, and was also a member of the St George’s Pre...
DATE: Dec 01, 2018
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Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell