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Any top level parliamentary inquiry into how Bermuda has coped with the Covid-19 crisis must be non-party political, the Opposition has insisted.
The comments come in the wake of David Burt, the Premier, saying a committee of lawmakers would be best ...
DATE: Dec 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A bust-up over the state of the Tynes Bay incinerator heated up yesterday as the Government was accused of failure to act on promises of investment in the plant that dated back decades.
A major announcement by Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the publ...
DATE: Dec 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A dispute between firefighters and the service’s management has been referred to arbitration after the two sides failed to reach agreement.
It is understood key factors in the stand-off included concerns about safety, equipment and working conditions...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Voters have still to be told the cost of two high-profile international trips by the Premier and Deputy Premier despite government assurances it would “continuously” update information about ministerial expenses overseas.
David Burt attended a gather...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Opposition last night claimed ‘there is a smoke screen preventing the people of Bermuda from the truth’ over the delay in the opening of a casino.
One Bermuda Alliance leader Cole Simons also accused Mr Burt of a possible conflict of interest on ...
DATE: Dec 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Premier’s repeated predictions that Bermuda’s first casino would open before the end of the year are to fall flat.
David Burt, with just one month to the deadline, will not achieve his “dream and expectation” and see gambling at the St Regis Hote...
DATE: Dec 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
One Bermuda Alliance leader Cole Simons has admitted his party made mistakes in power as he accused the Government of being obsessed with the political blame game.
Mr Simons hit back at David Burt, the Premier, after he launched a string of attacks o...
DATE: Dec 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Claims the Government would have cut the same controversial airport redevelopment deal it attacked the One Bermuda Alliance for signing were dismissed by the Premier.
David Burt spoke out after the Reverend Nicholas Tweed, a pastor and leading membe...
DATE: Nov 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Tourism chiefs yesterday welcomed the easing of Covid-19 restrictions as a move that will help boost visitor numbers.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) said the move represented the first significant loosening of pandemic border controls since the ...
DATE: Nov 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Covid-19 restrictions are to be loosened, the Premier said yesterday.
The announcement by David Burt came as the UK banned flights from South Africa and five neighbouring countries as a new variant of the disease – dubbed “the worst ever” – was ident...
DATE: Nov 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly