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There is more to the shock resignation of Curtis Dickinson as finance minister “than meets the eye”, the Leader of the Opposition claimed.
Cole Simons, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, said the sudden exit of Mr Curtis just days before the Budget was...
DATE: Feb 15, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The finance minister spent more than $1,000 a night on hotel bills over a five-day stay in New York, it has been revealed.
Curtis Dickinson, accompanied by an official, spent $8,331 of public funds on the US visit between November 28 and December 2 l...
DATE: Feb 10, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The leader of the island’s blue collar union has accused the ruling Progressive Labour Party of an attack on its core support.
Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, hit out yesterday as he demanded stricter enforcement of work...
DATE: Feb 08, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A massive shortfall in the Contributory Pension Fund could force the raising of the retirement age to 70 and increased payments into the scheme, the finance minister signalled today.
Curtis Dickinson told MPs that an actuarial review of the CPF’s per...
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
There are up to 250 active gang members and some are as young as 8 years old, the national security minister said yesterday.
The news came as Renée Ming told MPs that the police estimated that at least nine gangs were in operation across the island a...
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Jason Hayward claims a disproportionate number of Bermudians are being laid off from workplaces, but cannot provide statistics
DATE: Feb 04, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Preparations for a strict Budget will overshadow the return of the House of Assembly tomorrow.
The blueprint for the next financial year, prepared against the massive economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, will be unveiled on February 25.
But C...
DATE: Feb 03, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Premier failed to show “respect” to Progressive Labour Party MPs in the way he handled the rent scandal involving a senator, senior sources said yesterday.
A PLP insider said that the first MPs heard about Curtis Richardson’s $19,000 rent arrears...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The family of an elderly woman owed $19,000 in rent by a Progressive Labour Party senator has appealed to people with questions about the behaviour of the Premier during the controversy to bombard him with demands for answers on his social media site...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Taxpayers have still to be told the cost of two trips to Europe by the Premier despite a Government pledge it would “continuously” update information on ministerial expenses overseas.
David Burt attended a meeting of the leaders of the UK Overseas Te...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly