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Moves made by the late Queen Elizabeth II to try to break down segregation in Bermuda were remembered as a service was held in her honour at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Hamilton.
Rena Lalgie, the Governor, Walter Roban, the Deputy Premi...
DATE: Oct 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The freeze on gas and diesel prices will save drivers $6.1 million, David Burt, the Premier, told MPs.
Mr Burt, who is also finance minister, said that if a block had not been put on rising pump costs last March, the average motorist would be paying ...
DATE: Oct 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A Royal Navy ship is paying a visit to Bermuda to take part in hurricane preparedness exercises, Government House has said.
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s Tideforce, which is designed to support the UK’s two Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers, is ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The cost-of-living crisis and Covid-19 are set to dominate the return of the House of Assembly.
David Burt, the Premier, will give a financial statement as MPs return for the first session since July.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, will set out det...
DATE: Sep 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The race has officially started for the leadership of the Progressive Labour Party.
The deadline for declarations of intention to stand in the upcoming election closed last night.
Curtis Dickinson, the former finance minister, has already announced h...
DATE: Sep 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Talks are being held with cruise lines to ease Covid-19 testing requirements, Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, has said.
The move comes as two operators cancelled seven transatlantic cruises that were scheduled to visit Bermuda by the end of t...
DATE: Sep 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A call for “shadowy” groups to cease and desist has been made by the Premier, who claimed people were deliberately trying to sow division in the Progressive Labour Party.
David Burt, who faces a challenge to his leadership at the delegates conference...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Emergency powers brought in to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic will be withdrawn at the end of November, Kim Wilson, the health minister, said yesterday.
The minister is to outline the moves when the House of Assembly meets on Friday for the first time ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The constitutional implications of Britain’s refusal to let Bermuda legalise the use and production of cannabis are set to be assessed by Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
The move comes as the island was left on the brink of a ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Taxi drivers threatened to break the law and deliberately overcharge customers in their effort to win a major fare hike, the transport minister has claimed
DATE: Sep 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly