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Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, will make a statement on the termination of the anti-gang programme Operation Ceasefire in the House of Assembly today.
The island’s regulatory regime for digital currencies will also be debated.
The B...
DATE: Apr 27, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Jeff Baron spoke for the One Bermuda Alliance on national security before the party assumed power in 2012, and law and order remained in his portfolio over a sometimes colourful political career.
Mr Baron was appointed as special adviser to Michael D...
DATE: Apr 26, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislation to regulate a new digital currency industry in Bermuda is to be tabled as MPs return to Parliament tomorrow.
Lawrence Scott, the Government Whip said the Bill “lays the regulatory foundation for us to become a leader in the cryptocurrency...
DATE: Apr 12, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Salaries paid to members of the legislature are to remain unchanged, Parliament heard on Friday.
David Burt, the Premier, told MPs that the board appointed to review salaries every two years had not met since 2011.
Mr Burt said a new set of ex parte ...
DATE: Mar 19, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than half of people surveyed by the Government support a new tax on sugar, health minister Kim Wilson revealed on Friday.
Ms Wilson told MPs the impact on the baking industry of a tax on raw sugar had been taken into account.
She said: “This con...
DATE: Mar 19, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Government is preparing regulations over blockchain technology, David Burt announced today.
The Premier told the House of Assembly a draft bill will be introduced for the regulation of initial coin offerings associated with the cryptocurr...
DATE: Mar 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
About 80 businesses attended a meeting designed to create jobs for unemployed people last night.
National security minister Wayne Caines urged interested candidates to sign up at the Department of Workforce Development before attending a jobs fair on...
DATE: Mar 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
St George’s has been tentatively approved to receive a police station of its own — “especially if the plans to develop the town come about”, national security minister Wayne Caines told MPs on Monday.
Addressing Parliament at the close of the Budget ...
DATE: Mar 14, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hospital fees are to be adjusted in a move that will raise some costs and lower others, the health minister told the House of Assembly yesterday.
Kim Wilson told MPs the changes will be “revenue-neutral to the hospital” and said the relative value me...
DATE: Mar 08, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Government’s processing of insurance is to become more efficient, according to health minister Kim Wilson, with the approval of the Health Insurance Amendment Bill 2018.
Ms Wilson told MPs that the legislation would “merge the Health Insu...
DATE: Mar 07, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell