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An effort to turn more of Bermuda’s arable land to farming is to be aided by hi-tech equipment, Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said yesterday.
Mr Roban, who is also the Deputy Premier, said that a geographic information system is being ...
DATE: Dec 22, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A minister has apologised for delays in delivering the Government’s much trumpeted $15 million package aimed at easing the impact of rises in the cost of living.
Walter Roban, the home affairs minister and Deputy Premier, became the latest Cabinet m...
DATE: Dec 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, has said his door remains open to talks with fishermen about a controversial marine conversation plan.
The comments came after the Fishermen’s Association Bermuda sent the minister a letter requesting a discus...
DATE: Dec 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
People should grab the keys from festive revellers they think are about to drink and drive over the holiday season, says MP Susan Jackson
DATE: Dec 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A proud mother has spoken movingly of how she shed tears of joy for the past week knowing that her son was set to be honoured at a students award ceremony yesterday.
Ambika Scott became emotional as she addressed the Department of Parks’ Skills Devel...
DATE: Dec 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Taxpayers have still not been told the cost of half-a-dozen trips abroad by David Burt and Cabinet ministers this year despite the Government pledging to “continuously update” the public on the price of such visits.
The Premier has yet to reveal how...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Energy bills will come down from New Year’s Day for the average user, Belco has said.
The electricity supplier announced that from January 1 charging structures will change, resulting in the regular household customer seeing a $6 reduction a month in...
DATE: Dec 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Britain’s refusal to allow Bermuda to liberalise its cannabis laws has been branded a “colonial-style intervention” in the UK’s most famous newspaper.
An article in The Times by lawyers Charles Kuhn and Gabriella Bligh claimed the decision by London...
DATE: Dec 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
About a third of the $22 million being spent on an emergency stabilisation programme at Tynes Bay is going to Bermudian firms and workers, the Government has said.
Some 70 per cent of the funds are being spent on overseas companies and experts, with ...
DATE: Dec 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The deadline is looming for people who want to be part of a United Nations initiative on women’s equality, Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors has said.
The first phase of UN initiative involves $1 million shared between Ber...
DATE: Dec 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly