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Bermuda’s Coastguard has spent 119 days of the Covid-19 pandemic on 24-hour readiness, the House of Assembly was told this morning.
Renée Ming, the Minister of National Security, said there had been an average of 4.56 patrols conducted daily, with 10...
DATE: Jul 24, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s deal for the airport development contained “unwelcome facts” on the revenue from the facility, Neville Tyrrell, the transport minister, said this morning.
He told the House of Assembly that Skyport, the operators of the airport, had a deal ...
DATE: Jul 24, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Cabinet appointments announced last week showed a lack of direction as well as a failure to cut down on the Ministerial payroll, the Opposition leader has said.
Mr Cannonier said over the weekend: “It is unfortunate that the Premier chose not to show...
DATE: Jul 23, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government was accused yesterday of withholding information about a controversial dinner party that cost two Cabinet ministers their jobs.
MPs heard yesterday that an application for 130 guests at Blu Bar & Grill Restaurant, dated June 26, was se...
DATE: Jul 18, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Mary Prince, the enslaved Bermudian who gained her freedom, wrote a book and became a hero of the abolitionist movement in Britain, is to have a park renamed in her honour.
Devonshire Bay Park on the South Shore will also get a monument to commemorat...
DATE: Jul 18, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s first woman Minister of National Security said she was “humbled” by her appointment yesterday.
Renée Ming, the Progressive Labour Party MP for St George’s North, highlighted that she had spoken in the House of Assembly less than two weeks a...
DATE: Jul 17, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Premier added tourism to his economic development responsibilities yesterday as MPs Renée Ming and Neville Tyrrell were sworn in as Cabinet ministers.
Ms Ming has taken the role of national security minister and Mr Tyrrell is the new transport mi...
DATE: Jul 17, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A luxury housing development up for debate by MPs today has been defended as a “win-win” for the island.
The special development order for the old Riddell’s Bay Golf and Country Club, which closed in 2016, came under fire from objectors who claimed i...
DATE: Jul 17, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The new transport minister learnt of his appointment to the Cabinet only the night before the swearing-in ceremony yesterday.
David Burt, the Premier, said both Neville Tyrrell and Renée Ming had been informed on Wednesday night.
Mr Burt added: “Ther...
DATE: Jul 17, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Cabinet appointments to the national security and tourism and transport portfolios will go ahead today.
The replacements for Wayne Caines and Zane DeSilva, who both quit Cabinet last week over a public breach of Covid-19 health restrictions, were exp...
DATE: Jul 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell