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A World Bank report on waste management has found that Bermuda produces more waste per head than any other country.
Bermuda topped the world in per capita waste creation, with an estimated 4.56 kilograms a person every day.
But those figures were roo...
DATE: Jul 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Progressive Labour Party backbenchers have called for a fresh discussion on independence.
Walton Brown said the need for a debate had become more important because the British Government had forced social and financial policies on Bermuda.
He told th...
DATE: Jul 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Modest Matthew Ross does not like to blow his own trumpet.
But Mr Ross will be doing it for a living after he was signed by the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra in Canada as the assistant principal trumpeter.
He said the job offer was “a dream come tr...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Long-awaited legislation to encourage superyacht visits to Bermuda has been applauded by the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
Kevin Dallas, the BTA chief executive, said the Superyachts and Other Vessels (Miscellaneous) Bill 2019 tabled in the House of Ass...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The new-look Liquor Licensing Authority will work with the drinks trade to streamline the process and move towards a paperless system.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, said the new LLA started work in May but ha...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Records of the Financial Policy Council will be exempt from public access to information requests if newly tabled legislation is passed.
Gitanjali Gutierrez, the Information Commissioner, said the move would mean the council would be the first financ...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian tattoo artist will be sentenced in Jamaica this week for attempting to smuggle 42lb of cannabis into Britain.
Zharrin Simmons, 27, was arrested at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on the afternoon of May 28 as s...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to suspend mandatory payments into the Sinking Fund was passed by senators last week without major opposition.
The Government Loans Amendment Act 2019, along with the Electricity Amendment Act 2019 and the Bermuda Economic Development Cor...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to increase the mandatory retirement age for some civil servants has been tabled in the House of Assembly.
The Public Service Superannuation Amendment Act 2019 would, if approved, change the compulsory retirement age from 65 to 68 for som...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man was injured in a four-vehicle pile up this afternoon.
Police said details on collision remained unclear, but it is believed three cars and a motorcycle were involved in the incident
The rider of the motorcycle was taken to King Edward VII Memor...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes