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Bermuda passport applications have quadrupled since March, overwhelming the Department of Immigration and pushing delays beyond the expected wait of 11 weeks.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Economy and Labour, told the House of Assembly today that an...
DATE: Jul 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda is in “a better financial position” than expected earlier in the year, the Premier, David Burt, told the House this morning.
Mr Burt, who is also the Minister of Finance, said that when the Budget was presented in February, revenues for the c...
DATE: Jul 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Legislators highlighted yesterday how social and economic circumstances played a part in leading young people into gang activity.
MPs made passionate pleas for residents to do what they could to help tackle the scourge, when they debated the Criminal...
DATE: Jul 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Youngsters with a taste for adventure will set sail today to learn about the life and impact of the enslaved Bermudian woman Mary Prince.
In the Wake of Mary Prince, a programme held between the Bermuda Sloop Foundation and the Duke of Edinburgh Awar...
DATE: Jul 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Pensions payments to seniors are set for a 2.75 per cent boost, with the increase back dated nearly one year, MPs heard yesterday.
David Burt, the Premier and finance minister, told the House of Assembly the rise “fully covers the overall rate of inf...
DATE: Jul 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda College’s art students are displaying their work this month at the Bermuda Society of Arts Gallery at City Hall.
Worke range from a series of faceless portraits of people with expressions like “Black father are not deadbeats” and “Surpri...
DATE: Jul 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Three men have been arrested after police seized drugs, drug equipment and money from a house in Pembroke.
The seizure happened on Wednesday at a house on Mount Hill Road, after reports of drug dealing.
A police spokesman said: “During the operation,...
DATE: Jul 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
One of the world’s most recognisable tall ships, the US Coast Guard Cutter Eagle is to visit Bermuda next week.
The ship will be moored along Front Street from July 8 to July 12 and will be open for free public tours from Friday, July 8 to Monday, Ju...
DATE: Jul 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A number of litigation guardians who represent children in court have now been appointed following months of training.
Tinee Furburt, the Minister for Social Development, made the announcement in the House of Assembly yesterday morning.
She did not s...
DATE: Jul 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Senior citizens will get a 2.75 per cent increase in their pensions, MPs were told in the House of Assembly today
DATE: Jul 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff