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More than $1.8 billion will be spent from public and private funds in infrastructure projects over the next five years, according to the 2016-17 Budget statement.
Among the items listed in the statement are the controversial $250 million airport rede...
DATE: Feb 20, 2016
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
David Burt, the Shadow Minister of Finance, has warned that local businesses will end up closing as a result of the tax increases contained in the Budget.
Speaking shortly after the conclusion of the 2016-17 Budget statement by Bob Richards, the Mini...
DATE: Feb 20, 2016
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police arrested three people this morning after reports of a disturbance near Ice Queen.
According to a spokesman, officers attended the Rural Hill Plaza in Paget at around 3.35am.
“Upon police arrival it appears that a group of individuals were invo...
DATE: Feb 19, 2016
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Michael Fahy continued to defend the controversial plan to create new pathways to Bermudian status, calling it morally and economically the right move.
The proposal came under fire again in the Senate yesterday morning with Progressive Labour Party s...
DATE: Feb 18, 2016
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Vasco da Gama Club and Portuguese Cultural Association has expressed its support for new pathways to Bermudian status.
In a statement released yesterday, club president Miguel Pereria wrote that the controversial changes would give many residents...
DATE: Feb 18, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
An increase in tax revenue to help tackle the national debt could be included in the upcoming Budget, according to economist and lecturer Craig Simmons.
While Mr Simmons said that the island’s economic recovery does appear to be gaining momentum in s...
DATE: Feb 17, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Interviews with a late war veteran may be lost after a burglar raided the home of oral historian David O’Shea Meyer.
Mr Meyer, who has spent years interviewing veterans about their experiences, said someone stole iPads and an iPod from his home last ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The number of students transferring out of public schools is increasing year-on-year, according to recently released figures.
Transfers of both primary and middle school students have been rising since 2012, said Minister of Education Wayne Scott, in...
DATE: Feb 15, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government has spent more than $14 million on the America’s Cup as of the end of 2015, according to recently released figures.
In response to questions by the Progressive Labour Party, economic development minister Grant Gibbons said the total op...
DATE: Feb 15, 2016
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Event
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government will this week host a public information session on the recently announced new pathways to Bermudian status.
The meeting, scheduled to take place at 6pm on Wednesday at the Cathedral Hall, will feature both Michael Fahy, the Minister of Ho...
DATE: Feb 15, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes