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A month-long delay in presenting controversial cannabis legislation to the Governor for approval has been branded “unusual” by a former premier who questioned the reasons behind the move.
Craig Cannonier, the former leader of the One Bermuda Alliance...
DATE: Apr 28, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A former finance minister has criticised David Burt, the Premier, for not taking the lead role at an international finance conference in Barbados
DATE: Apr 27, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Bermuda’s leadership in combating money-laundering has been highlighted at an international financial summit in Barbados, David Burt, the Premier has said.
Mr Burt said the meeting discussed banking issues that unfairly target small islands.
The Cari...
DATE: Apr 22, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Ferry passengers have branded the transport minister as “arrogant and out of touch” as they demand he reverse cuts
DATE: Apr 20, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Angry complaints by users of the Pink Route ferry service that cuts have left them feeling abandoned and stranded have been dismissed by the Transport Minister.
Lawrence Scott said he did not accept the views of a petition signed by more than 800 peo...
DATE: Apr 18, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Scant progress has been made in imposing sanctions on the owners of super yachts controlled by Russians which are registered in Bermuda, it has emerged.
Lawrence Scott, Transport Minister, was unable to say what action Bermuda had taken since the UK ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Independence may be the island’s road map away from racism, a former Progressive Labour Party premier has claimed.
Ewart Brown said that Black people were still treated as second-class citizens in Bermuda and that racial discrimination was rife.
But ...
DATE: Apr 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A controversial decision by David Burt to hold on to the finance portfolio as well as the top job in government showed his interest was control, the island’s longest-serving premier has claimed.
Sir John Swan, Bermuda’s elder statesman, said the Prem...
DATE: Apr 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
David Burt, the Premier, declared yesterday that he was the best-equipped in Cabinet to be finance minister
DATE: Apr 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
David Burt, the Premier, has revamped the Cabinet after a rocky few months for the Government, bringing Michael Weeks back into the fold
DATE: Apr 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly