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Madame President and Members of the Senate, Mr Deputy Speaker and Members of the House of Assembly — Bermuda has been tested. Our families, systems, and institutions have been confronted with immense strains that have threatened to radically alter Be...
DATE: Nov 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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When she was six, Chardonnai Hughes wrote on her student-of-the-month poster that she wanted to become a lawyer – a picture of it sent by her mother helped motivate her thought the difficult times as she completed her legal journey to join the Bermud...
DATE: Nov 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An occupational therapist was described today as a team player with a wealth of knowledge by the Ministry of Health.
The spotlight was shone on Nicole Blades on World Occupational Therapy Day.
A health ministry spokeswoman said: “Nicole is one of our...
DATE: Oct 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda appears largely unaffected by the extraordinary turmoil in British politics as Rishi Sunak, the third prime minister in seven weeks, left the same foreign secretary in place during a major cabinet reshuffle.
James Cleverly, the first non-Whit...
DATE: Oct 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Bermuda has nothing to fear from cutting links with Britain and becoming an independent state, according to a visiting politician.
Philip “Brave” Davis, the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, is on island as a guest of the Progressive Labour Party, which...
DATE: Oct 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The bid to change the Progressive Labour Party leadership will step up a gear tonight when former Cabinet minister Renée Ming goes head-to-head with Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier, in the first debate of the campaign.
David Burt, the Premier, and h...
DATE: Oct 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Bermuda has been featured in an article in the Washington Post about the island’s reaction to Queen Elizabeth II’s passing.
Toronto-based reporter Amanda Coletta interviewed several Bermuda residents including some who frequent the Bermuda Musical a...
DATE: Sep 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Opposition leader, Cole Simons, today said the Premier’s comments about sovereignty made on the day of the Queen’s funeral were “untimely” and “inappropriate”.
On Monday David Burt was interviewed by the BBC and paid tribute to the Queen, whose f...
DATE: Sep 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Tributes have been paid to the memory of Queen Elizabeth II during a rare joint session of the Legislature called in her honour today.
The extraordinary gathering saw just two out of 34 Progressive Labour Party parliamentary representatives voicing t...
DATE: Sep 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Now is not the time for the island to consider independence, said a former premier who asked the public to vote on the issue more than 25 years ago.
Sir John Swan resigned as leader of the United Bermuda Party after over 73 per cent of people who tur...
DATE: Sep 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter