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A charity dedicated to cleaning up Bermuda’s trash will be able to buy more equipment thanks to a $5,000 donation.
The Garden Club of Bermuda, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, presented Keep Bermuda Beautiful with the money to he...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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The Royal Gazette offers a Budget overview with the highlights to take away in the wake of an unprecedented year – with “recovery” the key word for the year ahead. You can find the full article here.
We have posted the YouTube video of the Speech...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A trade union has applied to open a new bar at its headquarters.
The Bermuda Public Services Union has submitted a planning application for its offices in Angle Street, Pembroke.
A notice in the Official Gazette said the union wanted to create a new ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A 10 per cent public sector pay cut last year will not be extended in the 2021-22 Budget, the Premier revealed last night.
David Burt wrote on twitter: “We are most proud to recognise the sacrifice of public sector workers by presenting a budget that...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
House parties last weekend may have been the source of two new coronavirus infections, the health minister said last night.
Kim Wilson appealed to anyone who went to weekend social gatherings to book a coronavirus test as soon as possible.
Ms Wilson ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A teenage stab victim was last night in “serious but stable condition” after he was knifed in the chest at Hamilton Bus Terminal.
The 16-year-old boy is being treated in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s intensive care unit after emergency surg...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Airport operators Skyport yesterday released details of its flight schedule for March – which included a British Airways service move to Heathrow from Gatwick.
Delta will now operate three weekly flights to JFK in New York, up from two weekly flight...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Minister of Finance should cut taxes and fees for businesses to re-energise the economy, it was claimed yesterday.
Green-friendly projects, increased support for youth services, and breaks for charities that provide essential services, were other...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The legal battle over a bid to axe the Corporation of Hamilton wound up in the Supreme Court yesterday.
The Attorney-General’s Chambers said the Municipalities Reform Act – which would change the Corporations of Hamilton and St George into quangos le...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A campaign group for the elderly has welcomed a move to increase the age for mandatory driving retests.
But Claudette Fleming, the executive director of Age Concern questioned if the legislation for driver’s licences should still be framed around “ol...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell