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Legislation has been tabled to let the finance minister move the temporary suspension of payments by Government workers into their pension fund.
The amendments, tabled on Friday, would give the Minister the power to retroactively shift the 12-month p...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda Day may lack a parade, but the Department of Community and Culture still hope for the public to build traditional floats.
The Department, in collaboration with the Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation, will this year host a Mini-Float Challenge and h...
DATE: May 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government is to revise plans to create an events area at a South Shore resort earlier proposals were rejected.
The original proposal, which included an events lawn, restrooms, storage areas and a 42-space car on land to the west of the Bermudiana Be...
DATE: May 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to pave the way for casinos was approved by MPs yesterday – but the Premier warned the industry would need to grow for the Government to reap its benefits.
David Burt told the House of Assembly the regulatory requirements for the industry...
DATE: May 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A $30 million loan guarantee to help pay for improvements to the water and sewage system in the East End has been issued by the Government.
Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, told MPs yesterday the loan guarantee was given to the Bermuda Land De...
DATE: May 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The developers behind a new hotel project have launched an appeal after an after-the-fact planning application was rejected weeks before the scheduled opening.
The retrospective application by Hotelco, the firm behind the St Regis resort in St George...
DATE: May 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government had to pay Skyport almost $4 million last month after another quarter of low revenues at the airport, MPs heard today.
Lawrence Scott, the Minister of Transport, told the House of Assembly that revenues at LF Wade International Airport for...
DATE: May 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Planning applications have doubled year-on-year, according to the Deputy Premier.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, this morning told the House of Assembly, that the number of planning applications reflect the state of the economy with the ...
DATE: May 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to pave the way for casino gaming and a bill to halve the cost of liquor licences are expected to be debated by the House of Assembly today.
The two pieces of gaming legislation – tabled in March – were designed to lay more groundwork for...
DATE: May 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Department of Education will run a series of online town hall meetings next week to teach parents about the coronavirus saliva test programme.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said the programme was designed to help control the spread of...
DATE: May 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes