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A drive to create business opportunities should be launched by the Government, the One Bermuda Alliance said tonight.
Cole Simons, the Leader of the Opposition and shadow finance minister, said that support was vital, particularly for the young becau...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021
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The cost of collecting taxes on income would be enormous and would require a “swelling” of the civil service, a former Minister of Finance has warned.
In an opinion piece in today’s Royal Gazette, Bob Richards also said the burden of such taxes,...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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Politics
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News Staff
In collaboration with The Washington Post News Service, The Royal Gazette will provide live-stream coverage of the inauguration of US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. from 9am (Bermuda time).
Mr Biden replaces President Donald T...
DATE: Jan 20, 2021
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Politics
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News Staff
An anti-racism group will hold a second virtual training seminar on restorative practices.
Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda will hold the training on January 22 and January 23. People people can register by contacting CURB at admin@uprootingracis...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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Politics
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News Staff
In collaboration with The Washington Post News Service, The Royal Gazette will provide live-stream coverage of the Georgia Senate run-off election tonight from 8pm through 11pm (Bermuda time) as Georgia votes in two Senate members.
The elections, wh...
DATE: Jan 05, 2021
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Politics
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News Staff
The Opposition today attacked the Government for a failure to deal with legislation in the Senate.
Ben Smith, the One Bermuda Alliance senate leader, said the Progressive Labour Party delay in dealing with eleven Bills was “bizarre”.
He added that he...
DATE: Dec 21, 2020
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Politics
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News Staff
The Premier today released details of costs for Government and Opposition personal staff for the last financial year.
The top earner was Owen Darrell, David Burt’s Chief of Staff, on $127,619 a year in 2019-20.
Mr Burt’s other expenses included a hou...
DATE: Dec 04, 2020
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Politics
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News Staff
If Kathy Lynn Simmons has her way, the image of civil servants as paper-pushing bureaucrats will be a thing of the past by 2023.
The Attorney General said that the Government aimed to be a paperless organisation in three years’ time, with all forms ...
DATE: Dec 02, 2020
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Politics
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News Staff
All General Election 2020 votes have been counted. The Progressive Labour Party has won 30 seats in the House of Assembly and the One Bermuda Alliance has won six.
11.12pm: The total number of votes counted was 25,763. There were 46,311 registered vo...
DATE: Oct 01, 2020
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Politics
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News Staff
The One Bermuda Alliance said that it would make public healthcare and effective social support “matters of national security and the highest economic priority”.
The party outlined its plans on healthcare, climate change and protecting the vulnerable...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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Politics
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News Staff