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Discarded equipment from the airport’s days as a US Naval Air Station has been discovered by workers preparing to set up a sun-powered energy plant.
Home affairs minister Walter Roban said the disused runway which juts into Castle Harbour, known as “...
DATE: Mar 11, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
The health minister has called on parents to help raise safety standards in daycare centres for children.
Kim Wilson said that parents should share concerns with the Ministry of Health to ensure daycare providers were registered, licensed and up to s...
DATE: Mar 09, 2019
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
The Corporation of Hamilton has urged the public to turn out tonight for a Government hosted meeting on municipal reform.
Charles Gosling, the Mayor of Hamilton, said the change “essentially strips the ratepayer in the City of their voting right, inc...
DATE: Mar 07, 2019
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
The hotel industry backed a commission to set a living wage yesterday, but warned that “one size does not fit all”.
Stephen Todd, president of the Bermuda Hotel Association, said the group recognised the need for a living wage and a minimum wage but ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2019
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Bermuda is developing its capabilities to deal with “major cruise ship incidents” aboard a vessel in local waters, Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, told Parliament.
Mr Caines was delivering an update to MPs on the island’s disaster ri...
DATE: Mar 04, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Mayor of Hamilton warned the Government could be hit with a large compensation bill if it passes legislation transforming Bermuda’s municipalities into quangos.
Charles Gosling was speaking after Walter Roban, Minister of Home Affairs, tabled the...
DATE: Mar 02, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A committee investigating a clash between protesters and police outside the House of Assembly has been granted a three-month extension.
The Parliamentary Joint Select Committee, headed by Progressive Labour Party backbencher Kim Swan, was set up in J...
DATE: Mar 02, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislators face a gruelling stint in the House of Assembly today as the 2019-20 Budget is debated.
Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the One Bermuda Alliance spokeswoman for finance, will give the Opposition Reply to the Budget.
Ms Gordon-Pamplin will delive...
DATE: Mar 01, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government has put together a plan for reform based on “a future forward Government for the people of Bermuda”, David Burt told Parliament this morning.
The Premier said professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers and unions had been consul...
DATE: Mar 01, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A strategic plan for public service reform came into effect today after being approved by Cabinet.
Cherie Whitter, the Deputy Head of the Public Service, has given up her duties as Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office, and will work full time o...
DATE: Feb 25, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell