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A milestone will be marked on October 1 when voters with sight problems get their first chance to cast their ballots on their own in a General Election, a charity said yesterday.
Vision Bermuda, formerly the Bermuda Society for the Blind, announced t...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
The Progressive Labour Party unveiled its first two candidates yesterday for October’s General Election.
Crystal Caesar and Jason Wade will compete for constituencies in Southampton that the One Bermuda Alliance held with reduced margins at the 2017 ...
DATE: Aug 25, 2020
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
The Opposition has asked the Government to clarify its stance on a cost-cutting package for the public sector after its proposals were turned down by the fire and prison services.
Ben Smith, the Shadow Minister of National Security, said on Tuesday h...
DATE: Aug 20, 2020
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
The Progressive Labour Party is scheduled to unveil its candidate for the by-election in Smith’s West next week, the Premier said last night.
David Burt made the announcement after he was asked why the PLP had not yet announced a candidate for the se...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A future government may renew investigations into longstanding allegations of political corruption shelved after the Progressive Labour Party regained power in 2017, a former attorney-general said this week.
Trevor Moniz, speaking on Monday, a week a...
DATE: Aug 13, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Trevor Moniz was candid about his maverick, sometimes gadfly status yesterday, as the Opposition MP for Smith’s West announced his retirement from politics.
Mr Moniz described himself as a reluctant politician when he started out in the United Bermud...
DATE: Aug 04, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Trevor Moniz, a Smith’s MP for 27 years under the United Bermuda Party and the One Bermuda Alliance, announced his retirement from politics yesterday.
The veteran politician cited the need to “bring new blood to the House of Assembly”.
The often mave...
DATE: Aug 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The fintech industry can help keep Bermuda from “economic ruin” and prevent the need for devastating cuts, according to the Premier.
David Burt acknowledged financial technology had experienced setbacks since it was hailed as a major job creator in t...
DATE: Aug 03, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
David Burt praised one of his Cabinet members for addressing long-running problems that had plagued his ministry.
The Premier said the Minister of Public Works, Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, had “inherited a ministry that was debilitated in many ar...
DATE: Aug 03, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Agriculture is being boosted with a community garden planned for each parish the House of Assembly was told this morning.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the public works minister, said the Government owned 38 plots of arable land across the island, ...
DATE: Jul 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell