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Tributes have continued to be paid to leading charity campaigner Olga Scott.
Mrs Scott, who was married to former Premier Alex Scott, and died at the age of 83, was hailed by the Progressive Labour Party as a “formidable” woman who made Bermuda a...
DATE: Jun 23, 2022
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Shaun Connolly
Failure to update how official inflation figures are measured for nearly a decade has left the information “meaningless”, a former finance minister has warned.
Bob Richards, the finance minister for One Bermuda Alliance between 2012 and 2017, dismiss...
DATE: Jun 10, 2022
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Shaun Connolly
Parts of national parks are under threat from controversial moves to allow three-wheeler tour guide vehicles into the green spaces, the Opposition has insisted.
The One Bermuda Alliance and the Government clashed yesterday on the issue of whether min...
DATE: Jun 09, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Sunset and sunrise ceremonies will be allowed for the first time for civil marriages and domestic partnerships under new rules approved by the Senate yesterday.
At present, the official couplings can only take place between 10am and 4pm.
This will no...
DATE: Jun 09, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Michael Dunkley, the shadow national security minister, has accused the Government of using its push to legalise cannabis as a way of creating “friction” with London.
The former premier said the legislation was aimed at “picking a fight” with Britain...
DATE: Jun 08, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A government minister has said he stands by comments that former finance minster Curtis Dickinson failed to get the Fairmont Southampton deal past the finishing line.
During the debate on the deal with Gencom in the House last month, Mr Dickinson sai...
DATE: Jun 07, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Ministers are refusing to say if there were any breakthroughs on the stand-off with London over the Government’s flagship cannabis legislation during top level talks with a senior British official.
Despite repeated requests for information on the con...
DATE: Jun 06, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
There will be no limits on the height or design of new buildings in North East Hamilton under a plan aimed at transforming the area so that “negative perceptions” of it can be buried, MPs heard yesterday.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, s...
DATE: Jun 05, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Concerns a reform of Bermuda’s energy development structures could “open the floodgates” for outside companies have been played down by the Government.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs and Deputy Premier, told MPs yesterday that new measure...
DATE: Jun 04, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Lavish praise has been heaped on the Queen for her platinum jubilee by David Burt, the Premier – despite the Government drawing criticism for not marking the occasion with a public holiday.
Mr Burt said the Queen displayed calm and dignity in a world...
DATE: Jun 04, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly