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Progressive Labour Party senator Jason Hayward is the newest Member of Parliament after a huge victory at the polls last night.
Mr Hayward, until recently the president of the Bermuda Public Services Union, defeated One Bermuda Alliance senator Dwayn...
DATE: Nov 22, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The leaders of the Bermuda Industrial Union and the One Bermuda Alliance clashed on the eve of today’s by-election head-to-head between Dwayne Robinson and Jason Hayward.
Chris Furbert, the president of the BIU, attacked “offensive” comments made by ...
DATE: Nov 21, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Voters went to the polls today to decide who will fill the vacant Pembroke Central seat in the House of Assembly.
Jason Hayward, a Progressive Labour Party senator, and Dwayne Robinson, a senator for the One Bermuda Alliance, both said this afternoon...
DATE: Nov 21, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to increase Bermuda’s debt ceiling is expected to be debated today in the first sitting of the new session of the House of Assembly.
The Government Loans Amendment (No 2) Act, tabled in September, will increase the debt ceiling by $250 mi...
DATE: Nov 01, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Court Street area businesses yesterday backed a plan by the Premier to introduce more co-operatives.
Preston Ephraim, owner of OM Juicery, said extra support for entrepreneurs from co-op financial institutions and co-op stores would be good for the e...
DATE: Oct 30, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Parliament will continue to meet until December without the traditional Convening of Legislature, David Burt announced yesterday.
The Premier said the House of Assembly would meet every other week until December 13 and the Senate would do the same un...
DATE: Oct 23, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government has secured an agreement to borrow up to $200 million to cover the costs of the Morgan’s Point guarantee, MPs were told yesterday.
Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said that a one-year term loan facility deal with the Bank of...
DATE: Sep 28, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An election to fill a vacant seat at the Corporation of St George has been pushed back to October after no candidates were nominated.
Nomination day for the extraordinary municipal election, to fill the space left by the departure of Tania Stafford, ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A special election will be held in the Town of St George next month to fill a vacancy left by the departure of Tania Stafford as a councillor.
A notice in the Official Gazette published on August 8 said Ms Stafford resigned on July 23.
She joined the...
DATE: Aug 16, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda and the United States will work together on a counter terrorism exercise at LF Wade International Airport next year.
Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, said the Government was approached by the US representatives about the possi...
DATE: Jul 26, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes