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A new register of land ownership will crack down on people who try to cheat vulnerable owners out of their property, MPs heard yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said the new land title registry would end a “sorr...
DATE: Jun 16, 2018
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Government has spent $125,000 to back the organisers of the Bermuda Heroes Weekend carnival.
Jamahl Simmons, the Minister of Tourism and Workforce Development told the House of Assembly that the financial backing would bring significant yields from “...
DATE: Jun 16, 2018
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Premier league footballer Nahki Wells helped make the launch of a new golf tournament in his name a “gleaming success” for the ConnecTech IT school this Sunday.
The inaugural ConnecTech Annual Golf Tournament included the Kids Putting Event in which ...
DATE: Jun 15, 2018
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A Bill to create a fintech development fund to invest in training Bermudians is to be introduced in Parliament today.
David Burt, the Premier, told MPs that the fund would support software engineering educational programmes for Bermudians, as well as...
DATE: Jun 15, 2018
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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.
C...
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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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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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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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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Jonathan Bell