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The health minister last night highlighted the need to avoid social events after two more coronavirus cases were detected.
One of the cases was a resident who returned to the island on the February 20 American Airlines flight from Miami who tested po...
DATE: Feb 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Proposed spending cuts included in the 2021/22 Budget statement could be tough to maintain, an economist warned yesterday.
Peter Everson, a businessman and former president of the Chamber of Commerce, said: “The hard part, as always, is will the Gove...
DATE: Feb 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government has committed to a $10 million guarantee to support further development of the Bermudiana Beach Resort in Warwick.
In his Budget speech, Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said the redevelopment of the property – originally ere...
DATE: Feb 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenage stab victim was last night in “serious but stable condition” after he was knifed in the chest at Hamilton Bus Terminal.
The 16-year-old boy is being treated in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s intensive care unit after emergency surg...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Minister of Finance should cut taxes and fees for businesses to re-energise the economy, it was claimed yesterday.
Green-friendly projects, increased support for youth services, and breaks for charities that provide essential services, were other...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The legal battle over a bid to axe the Corporation of Hamilton wound up in the Supreme Court yesterday.
The Attorney-General’s Chambers said the Municipalities Reform Act – which would change the Corporations of Hamilton and St George into quangos le...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The traditional Bermuda Agricultural Exhibition will return in April – but as an online event.
The virtual exhibition, to be held on April 23, will showcase a range of exhibits including exotic chicken breeds, rabbits, pigeons, ducks and guinea pigs,...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An alleged gunman insisted yesterday that he did not carry out shooting incident near his home.
Zachary Fox, 22, told the Supreme Court that he had been a drug dealer and a gang member, but was not a murderer.
Mr Fox said: “I do not shoot at people. ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Corporation of Hamilton yesterday claimed the proposed abolition of the municipalities was a misguided attempt to destroy a perceived “white oligarchy”.
The Corporation argued in the Supreme Court that amendments to the Municipalities Reform Act ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Premier David Burt last night refused to confirm whether he had held any discussions with the Governor on cannabis regulations approved by the House of Assembly last week.
Asked if he had consulted with Rena Lalgie, the Governor, or any former Govern...
DATE: Feb 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes