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A former Jamaican senator has warned the Progressive Labour Party that internal division could see it tumble from power – as was the case with her own party.
Imani Duncan-Price was the keynote speaker at the PLP’s Black Tie Gala at the Hamilton P...
DATE: Nov 21, 2022
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Sarah Lagan
Bermuda must have a co-ordinated plan for the “prevention, intervention and reintegration“ of violent offenders, the Minister of National Security told MPs on Friday.
Michael Weeks was providing an update on a recent two-day community violence preven...
DATE: Nov 21, 2022
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Sarah Lagan
A youth empowerment programme is being transitioned into the Department of Child and Family Services, it was announced on Friday.
Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, told the House of Assembly that The Mirrors Programme wi...
DATE: Nov 21, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Emergency Cabinet meetings have been held to address violence at CedarBridge Academy, David Burt revealed at a town hall meeting last night.
The Premier was responding to comments from a father of a CedarBridge student who said his daughter was atta...
DATE: Nov 16, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A former Jamaica Government senator and Miss World contestant is to give the keynote address at Saturday’s Progressive Labour Party Gala.
Imani Duncan-Price is former chief of staff in the Office of the Leader of the Opposition in Jamaica. In that r...
DATE: Nov 15, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
David Burt is to host a town hall meeting to discuss initiatives set out in the Throne Speech.
The Premier will be joined in the “community conversation” on Tuesday evening by Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, and Kim Wilson, the Minister of ...
DATE: Nov 14, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Members of the community expressed disappointment with the "appalling“ state of Bermuda’s economy during a town hall meeting on the high cost of living, according to an economist on the panel.
Robert Stubbs, head of research at think-tank Seed Bermu...
DATE: Oct 21, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government should impose a minimum corporate tax on big business if it is serious about tackling the cost-of-living crisis.
This is the view of Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, who presented a case for such a move a...
DATE: Oct 14, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government should reduce duty on all goods by at least 20 per cent to address the cost-of-living crisis, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union has asserted.
Chris Furbert was speaking at the first of four town hall meetings organised by ...
DATE: Oct 12, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Legislation extending the deadline for Wedco to file its annual financial reports was passed in the House of Assembly.
The West End Development Corporation Amendment Act 2022, which was passed with no objection on Friday, extends the requirement...
DATE: Oct 11, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan