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Overseas businesses are excited about the direction Bermuda is heading, David Burt told the House of Assembly.
The Premier gave a report about his trips with tourism minister Jamahl Simmons to New York, where they took part in a business luncheon, an...
DATE: Sep 29, 2017
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Bermuda has become the first overseas territory to be awarded whitelist status by France.
David Burt, the Premier, told MPs the development underlined the Ministry of Finance’s efforts to support international co-operation on tax matters and financia...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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David Burt and Jamahl Simmons have travelled to Washington to attend the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference.
The Premier and tourism minister will meet with legislators and citizens to discuss economic development, so...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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Police in Bermuda will be able to link bullets to firearms using new technology backed with $1.3 million from the British Government.
The Integrated Ballistic Identification System will mean officers can collect and store 2D and 3D images of cartridg...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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The best IT professionals on the island will help ensure Bermuda deals with risks associated with the internet, national security minister Wayne Caines told the House of Assembly yesterday.
Mr Caines gave an update on his ministry’s plan to make cybe...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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Children whose parents cannot afford homes with large yards will benefit from a Throne Speech pledge to protect public open spaces, according to environmental group BEST.
BEST said Bermuda’s acres of forests and meadows were “dwindling” and praised t...
DATE: Sep 19, 2017
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A Bermuda delegation participated in a plaque exchange on the cruise ship MS Aurora.
The meeting came as the P&O ship made a short stop-over at King’s Wharf in Dockyard.
Transport minister Walter Roban led the delegation on board the Bermuda-register...
DATE: Sep 19, 2017
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Politics
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Health minister Kim Wilson called on all corners of society to jump aboard a national health drive.
Ms Wilson said the 50 Million Steps Challenge will help combat a health epidemic in which 75 per cent of adults are overweight or obese, 33 per cent h...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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Politics
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News Staff
Bermuda representatives put on a dazzling show at the Caribbean Festival of the Arts in Barbados, according to social development minister Zane DeSilva.
Mr DeSilva told the House of Assembly the Gombeys made such an impression they were asked to perf...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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Politics
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Conversations about independence are “counterproductive at this time”, according to David Burt.
The Premier insisted the Progressive Labour Party is not discussing a potential attempt to break ties with Britain, and is focusing instead on local issue...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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Politics
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