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A dedicated task force based in the Cabinet Office will be formed to drive Bermuda’s economic recovery as the pandemic eases , the Premier said today.
David Burt told the House of Assembly that a recovery plan had been devised to renew the economy a...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, told the House of Assembly this morning that a public information campaign and consultation with businesses will take place this year with the goal of banning the importation of some products next year.
He ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government will “press on” with plans for legal cannabis cultivation despite a defeat in the Senate earlier this week.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney General, took aim at independent members of the Upper House and referred to them as “the senators ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Potential buyers have been lined up for the stalled Caroline Bay resort complex, the finance minister revealed yesterday.
Curtis Dickinson added Gencom, the owners of the shuttered Fairmont Southampton Hotel, were still trying to raise money for the ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A drive to create business opportunities should be launched by the Government, the One Bermuda Alliance said tonight.
Cole Simons, the Leader of the Opposition and shadow finance minister, said that support was vital, particularly for the young becau...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A total of $1.3 million has been earmarked to pay for minibuses to take children to and from school this year, the Transport Minister revealed yesterday.
Lawrence Scott also announced that $6.6 million would be put towards the purchase of electric bu...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Three more coronavirus cases were recorded today, which brought the number of active cases up to 22.
All the cases classified as coming in from overseas and were among 346 results that came back to health officials.
The positive tests were all passen...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A man told the Supreme Court yesterday he fought for his life with a gunman who took aim at him in a daylight attack.
The man – who cannot be identified for legal reasons – said he recognised the attacker as they struggled on Court Street.
He added: ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A “groundbreaking” tourism and transport plan scheduled to be revealed yesterday has been delayed for another month, the Minister of Transport said.
Lawrence Scott explained that “unforeseen circumstances” had pushed back the announcement of several ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A police motorcyclist was injured after a collision with another rider, it was revealed last night.
Police said the accident happened as several police officers on motorbike training on Wednesday afternoon activated their sirens.
A police spokesman s...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan