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The performance of the Customs Department got a boost from its relocation this year, according to Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security.
Mr Caines updated Parliament on the department’s activities in the first and second quarters of 2018.
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DATE: Jun 15, 2018
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Bermuda’s water infrastructure is to be boosted, public works minister Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch told Parliament this morning.
A third extraction well at the Tynes Bay reverse osmosis plant and a new pumping station for the Cedar Park and Mary V...
DATE: Jun 15, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Government’s partnership with PwC will “change the way that the Government delivers its services”, Lovitta Foggo said today.
Ms Foggo, the government reform minister, gave the House of Assembly an update on its public service reform plan....
DATE: Jun 15, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
The Ministry of National Security has hired the PR firm Brand Lion to advance the Government’s fintech regime, Parliament heard this morning.
Wayne Caines, the minister, provided details in response to questions from shadow minister Michael Dunkley.
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DATE: Jun 15, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
Pitbull terriers, at present are on Bermuda’s list of prohibited breeds, could be set for a reprieve.
The Dogs Amendment Act, designed to move the popular but banned pets to the list of restricted dog breeds, will be debated by MPs in Parliament toda...
DATE: Jun 15, 2018
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
The Royal Bermuda Regiment is on the verge of finishing a strategic review to guide the service through its next five years, according to national security minister Wayne Caines.
Mr Caines told Parliament that the report, which he has yet to see, cou...
DATE: Jun 15, 2018
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Commissioner of Police Michael DeSilva has warned that picking a Bermudian successor for the top job was not as simple as it appeared.
Mr DeSilva, who retires tomorrow, told The Royal Gazette that the notion of succession planning had been “confused”...
DATE: Jun 14, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
Angry parents have gone public with criticism over management of an island primary school for the second time.
A statement issued yesterday by an anonymous group of parents from Elliot Primary School said there had been a decline in “school spirit, a...
DATE: Jun 13, 2018
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A women’s rights activist yesterday applauded the handful of men who took part in a discussion on sexual harassment.
But Elaine Butterfield said she “would like to have seen more men come out and participate” at the Women’s Resource Centre’s #MeToo-s...
DATE: Jun 13, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
Police are investigating a threatening confrontation at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club that was posted on social media.
Pictures and video of the incident were shared on Facebook on June 9 after a man arrived at the hotel’s pool and began accosti...
DATE: Jun 12, 2018
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell