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MPs have approved a 99-year lease for a piece of land in Pembroke to support a nearby sports club.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister for Public Works, said that under the agreement, Gorham’s Ltd would receive a lease for a 0.61 acre stretc...
DATE: Jun 04, 2022
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The House of Assembly is set to return today with plans for the future of North East Hamilton.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, is expected to table the North East Hamilton Local Plan, which is intended to establish a framework for the Dep...
DATE: Jun 03, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Problems with visa-free entry to the United States for Bermuda passport-holders were discussed during the visit of a senior British official to Bermuda.
The Royal Gazette understands that Paul Candler, the director of the British Overseas Territ...
DATE: May 28, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Friends and family said farewell to former MP Darius Tucker yesterday in a funeral service at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Hamilton.
Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier, and Cole Simons, the Leader of the Opposition, both attended the servi...
DATE: Mar 19, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Premier last night accused the Leader of the Opposition of misleading the public with his response to the 2022/23 Budget.
Cole Simons, the OBA Leader, told the House that he had heard Bermuda had been moved onto the EU “grey list” because of a mi...
DATE: Mar 05, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Opposition’s Budget reply was last night criticised by government MPs as too long – but short on substance.
Wayne Furbert, the Cabinet Office Minister, attacked a claim by Cole Simons’, the leader of the One Bermuda Alliance, that payroll tax wou...
DATE: Mar 05, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Responsibility for business development and international business has been shifted from the Premier to the Minister of Labour, the Government announced yesterday.
A spokeswoman for the Cabinet Office said Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, would...
DATE: Feb 23, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A three-year action plan to bring additional protection for Bermuda’s marine environment in partnership with Britain has begun to be drafted.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, told the House of Assembly on Friday that efforts to bring the ...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A project engineer has been hired to consult on refurbishment works at Tynes Bay Waste-to-Energy facility, with work expected to take three to four years to “engineer, tender procure and execute”.
Wayne Furbert, the acting Minister of Public Works, t...
DATE: Feb 19, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A financial audit should be carried out after it was revealed a sole-sourced contract for Covid-19 services was given to a company owned by the Premier’s fintech adviser, the One Bermuda Alliance said tonight.
Cole Simons, the Leader of the Oppositio...
DATE: Feb 09, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes