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Chris Furbert says he will continue to head the Bermuda Industrial Union after protests focusing on the proposed airport expansion plan failed to materialise yesterday.
“My position is not up until 2018,” the BIU president told The Royal Gazette. “I...
DATE: Feb 11, 2017
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Michael Dunkley has said he was in phone contact with the Commissioner of Police during the protests of December 2.
Speaking in the House of Assembly, the Premier said that he had six separate phone conversations with the Commissioner on the day of p...
DATE: Feb 11, 2017
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Sweeping aerial views of Bermuda and her stunning coastline are the subject of a new series of films and photography by film-maker Andrew Stevenson.
Mr Stevenson, known for his research identifying Bermuda’s migrating whale population, has made publi...
DATE: Feb 11, 2017
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Michael Dunkley said that he has fought to retain the ability of Bermudians to move freely through the EU during Brexit talks.
Speaking in the House of Assembly yesterday morning about his recent trip to the UK, the Premier said...
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Sylvan Richards formally apologised in the House of Assembly yesterday for remarks he made last week during a heated debate.
Mr Richards, the Minister of Social Development and Sport, was told to leave the chamber by Speaker of the House Randy Horton...
DATE: Feb 11, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government is looking into introducing universal broadband service, ensuring all Bermudians have access to a basic level of internet, according to Grant Gibbons.
Addressing the House of Assembly, the Minister for Economic Development said he had requ...
DATE: Feb 11, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A handful of protesters turned up at the House of Assembly yesterday to make their own stand against the airport Bill, with one saying they didn’t need the union to lead them as if “we have got a ring in our nose”.
The majority of those making a pea...
DATE: Feb 11, 2017
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The Progressive Labour Party refuses to go quietly into the night on the airport redevelopment project and has now called on the public to flood senators with their concerns about LF Wade International being turned over for “privatisation”.
Parliame...
DATE: Feb 11, 2017
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Dexter Smith, Head of Sport
Legislation paving the way for the Bermuda Government’s airport redevelopment project has been approved by MPs despite vociferous opposition from Progressive Labour Party MPs.
At 4.20am today, after almost 14 hours of debate, the Airport Authority Ac...
DATE: Feb 11, 2017
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The Bermuda Police Service have been conducting a joint operation against the business interests of Ewart Brown, the former Premier, over the past two days.
According to a spokesman, officers from the Organised and Economic Crime Department of the BP...
DATE: Feb 11, 2017
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