692 results returned for search: "" category "Politics" author Owain Johnston-Barnes
Lawrence Scott has said he is “surprised, but not bitter” to have been dismissed as transport minister by David Burt, the Premier.
The Cabinet shake-up also saw the removal of Ernest Peets as Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, as well as Governmen...
DATE: Oct 28, 2022
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The One Bermuda Alliance has said it looks forward to working with Rishi Sunak, the new British prime minister.
Cole Simons, the Opposition leader, said in a statement: “At a time when the country desperately needs stability, Mr Sunak appears to brin...
DATE: Oct 27, 2022
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
David Burt was re-elected as the Progressive Labour Party leader last night after a bruising campaign battle, which he described as “difficult”.
Party delegates and PLP MPs gave him victory over Curtis Dickinson, the former finance minister.
Walter ...
DATE: Oct 21, 2022
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Bermuda has nothing to fear from cutting links with Britain and becoming an independent state, according to a visiting politician.
Philip “Brave” Davis, the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, is on island as a guest of the Progressive Labour Party, which...
DATE: Oct 21, 2022
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
David Burt used a rallying call to supporters to say his wife had endured “vicious and false stories” that had been targeted at attacking him.
The Premier appeared to brand the bid to oust him as “silly season” stuff as he called for unity in the Pro...
DATE: Oct 20, 2022
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
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
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
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
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
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
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
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
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
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
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes