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Bermuda College has no long-term debt, the Minister of Education told MPs.
The news came as Diallo Rabain presented the 2018 and 2019 financial statements for the college on Friday.
Bermuda College had assets in excess of $23.86m and total liabiliti...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An Opposition MP offered an apology last Friday after the Speaker of the House of Assembly found that he broke Parliamentary procedure rules.
Michael Dunkley, of the One Bermuda Alliance, added that he would withdraw comments made a week earlier in a...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Crime Stoppers Bermuda has launched an anti-violence campaign with the message “gun crime is too serious to ignore”.
The drive begins today and highlights the need for the public to get involved in addressing the island’s gun problem.
A spokeswoman f...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources closed early today because of a water shortage.
The office, located in the Botanical Gardens, shut at 4pm today.
A spokesman for the Department said: “DENR is scheduled to reopen as normal tomorrow ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation was passed by MPs on Friday to raise the debt ceiling by $600 million to $3.5 billion.
Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said he “reluctantly” increased the limit earlier to cover costs related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
He told a...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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The Cup Match holiday ferry schedule was today released by the Department of Marine & Ports.
The service on Thursday and Friday will be:
Blue Route: Operating on the Saturday and Sunday Covid-19 schedule between Hamilton and Dockyard.
Orange Route: ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Legislation to allow cannabis convictions to be removed from the record was approved in the House of Assembly on Friday.
But Ministers warned that the amendments would probably not remove Bermudians from the United States “stop list”, which makes it ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
MPs have approved legislation to offer tax and duty breaks to several hotel redevelopment projects.
Rosewood Bermuda, which recently underwent major renovations, and the St George’s Club, which is expected to get a revamp soon, will both get breaks.
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DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A supermarket chain is to continue to offer discounts three days a week until the end of next month.
Zach Moniz, the manager at the Lindo’s Group of Companies, said the discount days would shift this week to take into account the Cup Match holiday.
M...
DATE: Jul 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
People caught dumping trash at the island’s parks, docks and bus stops will find themselves in court, the Government warned today.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said anyone found illegally dumping waste would face prosecution.
The spok...
DATE: Jul 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes