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Major changes to the tax system and the introduction of a levy on capital gains were today signalled in the Progressive Labour Party’s Throne Speech blueprint for the next legislative year.
The Throne Speech added legislation would be tabled to alter...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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News
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Standardised fees helped to deliver a cut in the spend on hospital services from 2017 to 2018, the Bermuda Health Council said today.
Tiara Carlington, a project manager for public health research and programmes, said the change was a significant fin...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Queen sent a message to the people of Bermuda as the island celebrated a Parliamentary milestone.
In a letter delivered through Government House, she wrote: “On the occasion of celebrations to mark the 400th anniversary of the Bermuda Parliament,...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Bermuda’s air link with the UK was thrown into doubt yesterday after it was reported that British Airways planned to suspend all flights from London’s Gatwick Airport on a temporary basis.
The British Airways website showed that flights to Bermuda fr...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
A judgment on a prosecution appeal against what was argued was a too lenient sentence will be announced in two weeks.
Cindy Clarke, the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, asked the Court of Appeal for a three-year sentence for Chez Rogers, 20, ...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A Bermudian teacher has earned top honours at Mount Saint Vincent University in Nova Scotia and been named the class valedictorian.
Shannon Davis, who has completed a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Education and a Masters of Education at the Canadia...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian actress living in New York City yesterday appealed to the island to support a web series she stars in.
Lana Young said it was hoped the series could go to a second season if enough people bought the first – and that the show might be pick...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The deluge of disinformation after the election has hammered home a reality that ought to have been obvious all along: The President is the problem.
Donald Trump did the country the favour of explaining ahead of time how he planned to allege the rigg...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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An environmental group said yesterday it wanted to work more closely with other organisations as part of a new strategy to help protect nature.
The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce added it had also reorganised its management structure ...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Allegations of “negative and aggressive” behaviour and an “unhealthy culture” have been made about the public body which investigates government mismanagement.
A letter that listed concerns about the independent Office of the Ombudsman has been leake...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor