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The One Bermuda Alliance today announced that Aguinaldo Medeiros has been named as the party’s new chairman.
In a statement announcing the change, Mr Medeiros, who replaces Catherine Kempe, said: “I believe the One Bermuda Alliance, with its multitud...
DATE: Oct 17, 2022
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Canadian firefighters brought to the island to bolster numbers at the airport receive about $4,500 in monthly housing allowances, it was revealed in the Senate yesterday.
The Reverend Emily Gail Dill, the Junior Minister of National Security and Tran...
DATE: Oct 06, 2022
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Senators approved legislation which would allow external auditing for the Bermuda College to help the institution maintain international accreditation.
Owen Darrell, the Junior Minister for the Cabinet Office, Education, and Public Works, said the Ne...
DATE: Oct 06, 2022
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A $22 million stabilisation project has been launched at the Tynes Bay waste to energy facility in an effort to keep it operational until wider works can be done.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, told the House of Assembl...
DATE: Oct 03, 2022
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government yesterday tabled legislation to make a number of essential goods duty free in an effort to address the cost of living.
David Burt, the Premier, said the Customs Tariff Amendment (No 3) Act 2022, tabled in the House of Assembly, would ...
DATE: Oct 02, 2022
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A boost in Government revenue has caused a projected 2021/22 budget deficit to drop by 35 per cent, the Government announced yesterday morning.
David Burt, the Premier and the Minister of Finance, told the House of Assembly that based on numbers subm...
DATE: Oct 01, 2022
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government has defended its use of overseas firefighters at the LF Wade International Airport, reiterating that the measure is temporary.
Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, said yesterday that the Canadian firefighters were required to...
DATE: Oct 01, 2022
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Liz Truss has been named the next British Prime Minister after defeating Rishi Sunak in a leadership vote for the Tory party.
Ms Truss, who had served as the Foreign Secretary, will replace Boris Johnson when she is sworn in at a ceremony at Balmoral...
DATE: Sep 06, 2022
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Government is monitoring developments in the UK in the wake of the resignation of Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister.
Mr Johnson announced yesterday that he had stepped down as leader of the Conservative Party after a wave of resig...
DATE: Jul 08, 2022
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Options are being considered for a publicly owned quarry including privatisation, according to a recent Request for Proposal.
The RFP, which was published online last week, has called for interested parties to submit proposals for a financial fea...
DATE: Jul 07, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes