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Walton Brown, the Shadow Minister of Home Affairs, has urged the Bermuda Government to challenge Britain over its decision to take responsibility for issuing Bermudian passports.
Mr Brown branded the UK’s justification of security concerns for the mo...
DATE: Mar 23, 2017
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A terrorist attack in London that left four people dead around the Houses of Parliament sparked concerns for safety among Bermudians with links to the city. Staff from the island’s London Office had met earlier yesterday at the nearby Foreign and Com...
DATE: Mar 23, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Fort Cunningham and Paget Island are to be restored to their former glory thanks to a project being spearheaded by the Mirrors Programme as part of its tenth anniversary.
Incoming minister of social sevelopment and sports Nandi Outerbridge announced...
DATE: Mar 23, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
A boost in the Ministry of National Security’s budget will see police numbers bolstered and the anti-gang programme Operation Ceasefire implemented, Michael Dunkley told the House of Assembly.
The Premier outlined spending within the ministry for the...
DATE: Mar 22, 2017
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Politics
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The Ministry of Education’s $126.9 million budget was approved in the Senate yesterday with no objections.
The three budget sections approved under the ministry covered the Ministry of Education headquarters [$2,414,000], the Department of Education...
DATE: Mar 22, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Sylvan Richards highlighted the achievements and challenges facing the Ministry of the Environment, which was allocated $22.84 million for 2017-18.
Consolidating the Department of Environment and Natural Resources was “a major recommendation of the S...
DATE: Mar 22, 2017
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Environment
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Legislative regulations paving the way for casino gaming to be established in Bermuda was passed by MPs in the House of Assembly late on Monday night.
The Casino Gaming (General Reserve and Casino Taxes) Regulations 2017 along with the Casino Gaming ...
DATE: Mar 22, 2017
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A raft of legislation relating to new tax revenue as well as duty relief for small cruise liners was passed by senators in the Upper House last night.
The Miscellaneous Taxes Amendment Act 2017 and the Financial Services Tax Act 2017 were approved in...
DATE: Mar 22, 2017
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The Senate approved the 2017-18 budgets for the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday.
One Bermuda Alliance senator Vic Ball outlined the Home Affairs revenue estimates for the next fiscal year, while senator Michael Fahy pro...
DATE: Mar 22, 2017
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Bermuda’s citizens are being urged by Greenrock to turn the lights out this Saturday and head to Hamilton to celebrate Earth Hour.
Organisers held a press conference yesterday to detail all the activities taking place at City Hall to mark the annual ...
DATE: Mar 22, 2017
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways