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An elderly woman fighting to recover $19,000 in rent arrears from a disgraced former senator became emotional as the case went back to court stating: “I just want the money that I’m owed”.
Margaret Harvey, who is in her seventies, saw the issue retur...
DATE: Feb 24, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Ukrainians in Bermuda fear for their families and friends after Russia was accused of planning a full-scale invasion of their homeland
DATE: Feb 23, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A crackdown on companies that have forced people to accept inferior working conditions because of the Covid-19 pandemic has been launched.
Jason Hayward, the labour minister, said action was needed because workers were not regulated, registered or gi...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
It will take years for the tourism industry to recover from impact of the Covid-19 crisis, the Bermuda Tourism Authority warned yesterday.
The warning from Charles Jeffers II, the BTA’s chief executive officer, came despite predictions from some in t...
DATE: Feb 19, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The House of Assembly will return today for the first time since Curtis Dickinson’s shock resignation as finance minister.
David Burt, the Premier, has taken over the key role with a week to go before the blueprint for the next financial year is unv...
DATE: Feb 18, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Premier has denied that Curtis Dickinson’s shock resignation as finance minister was due to a bust-up over Government support for the $200 million Fairmont Southampton hotel redevelopment.
David Burt said: “I don’t believe that is accurate to say...
DATE: Feb 17, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A new senator was sworn in yesterday morning to replace disgraced ex-member of the Upper House Curtis Richardson.
A ceremony at Government House saw the Reverend Emilygail Dill fill the vacant post and also become a junior minister for National Secur...
DATE: Feb 17, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The island’s longest-serving premier last night criticised the way the shock resignation of finance minister Curtis Dickinson was handled.
Sir John Swan warned that the mishandling of the crisis by David Burt, the Premier, would hurt the economy and ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Premier has refused to disclose how much the organisers of a cryptocurrency conference in America paid for his travel and accommodation bills to attend the event.
The Opposition has raised questions over why David Burt allowed organisers at the p...
DATE: Feb 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The shock resignation of Curtis Dickinson as finance minister just before the Budget has plunged the Government into turmoil.
Mr Dickinson’s shock decision – only a week before the blueprint for the next financial year is delivered to Parliament on F...
DATE: Feb 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly