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The turnover of ministers in key government departments and lack of senior civil servants in permanent positions, is damaging Bermuda’s economy, the Opposition has warned.
Jarion Richardson, the One Bermuda Alliance deputy leader, has called on the G...
DATE: Nov 03, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A bank withdrew complimentary tickets for a golf tournament from Progressive Labour Party MP Zane DeSilva on the day he appeared in court on money-laundering charges, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Butterfield Bank informed Mr DeSilva that free ticket...
DATE: Nov 02, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
David Burt, the Premier, reneged on a deal to keep Lawrence Scott in Cabinet as a reward for his personal backing in the Progressive Labour Party leadership battle, a senior source has told The Royal Gazette.
Mr Burt surprised some when he axed Mr Sc...
DATE: Oct 31, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A town hall meeting is to be held in St David’s next week on the proposed installation of a medical waste incinerator, the Government has said.
The gathering on Tuesday, November 1, will be hosted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resourc...
DATE: Oct 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Bermuda’s eco-friendly outlook is being used to lure visitors back to the island from the UK and continental Europe, travel chiefs have said.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority said it was carrying out a push into the British market after having a “fluctu...
DATE: Oct 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Lawrence Scott has said he is “surprised, but not bitter” to have been dismissed as transport minister by David Burt, the Premier.
The Cabinet shake-up also saw the removal of Ernest Peets as Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, as well as Governmen...
DATE: Oct 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Perhaps Lawrence Scott should not have compared himself to Ronaldo when he stressed what a team player he was after being unceremoniously dropped from the Cabinet squad.
Given that the increasingly reluctant Manchester United player was disciplined r...
DATE: Oct 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The appointment of ultra-loyalist Owen Darrell to the Cabinet could suggest that David Burt, the Premier, is trying to tighten his grip on power after the bruising Progressive Labour Party leadership battle which he won — but not overwhelmingly.
Mr D...
DATE: Oct 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Hoteliers have called for the $40 entry fee to Bermuda to be abolished now that most of the controversial Travel Authorisation regime has been abandoned.
Tourism leaders said that although delays in being granted permission to arrive were the main po...
DATE: Oct 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Nearly $12 million was driven into the economy last year by the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, a report has revealed.
With this year’s tournament teeing off today at Port Royal Golf Course, the study found that the previous event attracted media ...
DATE: Oct 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly