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Bermuda may be more receptive to providing a pathway to status for non-Bermudians now the island has suffered the effects of a strained economy, says Craig Cannonier.
The Leader of the Opposition was speaking after his party reignited the idea of the...
DATE: Mar 04, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Four of five new trash trucks suffered minor damage during offloading but are expected to be in use this month.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, Minister of Public Works, shared the news in his ministerial statement during Friday’s return to Parliamen...
DATE: Feb 18, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Premier told a town hall-style meeting that proposed tax changes were designed to benefit the least well-off in Bermuda.
He said: “The report on the tax commission has been submitted and I think the most important basis of that is that those pers...
DATE: Nov 22, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Opposition MPs warned the Government not to put all its eggs in the “fintech basket” during the Reply to the Throne Speech session in the House of Assembly.
One Bermuda Alliance deputy leader Leah Scott questioned when the money from cryptocurrency ...
DATE: Nov 19, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
David Burt blasted the Opposition for its pessimism about the island’s economy last night, pledging he would reduce our debt by next year while growing and diversifying the economy.
The Premier took to his feet in the House of Assembly after about si...
DATE: Nov 17, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A former union leader got a standing ovation as the Throne Speech was read yesterday after it was announced a new arbitration centre would be named after him,
Ottiwell Simmons, former president of the Bermuda Industrial Union and a past Progressive L...
DATE: Nov 10, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
It was ladies’ day as the Throne Speech blueprint for the new Parliamentary session was unveiled yesterday.
Colourful dresses added splashes of colour as a crowd assembled on the lawn of Cabinet Office to hear John Rankin, the Governor, read the spee...
DATE: Nov 10, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The new Minister of Finance said yesterday if Bermuda’s Budget is not balanced this financial year, it will be in the next one.
Curtis Dickinson said: “We are still working through the numbers, but we definitely need to balance the Budget and if we d...
DATE: Nov 02, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Cannabis cultivation for medical reasons will be legalised within months, David Burt told a conference last night.
The Premier pledged the Government would issue the first licences for production of the drug next year.
Mr Burt said: “The Government c...
DATE: Oct 25, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A One Bermuda Alliance caucus meeting last night set about “picking up the broken pieces” of the party and charting a new course.
This is according to Dwayne Robinson, the cohost of an online political comedy show who hopes to launch a political care...
DATE: Sep 28, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan