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A financial support package for families struggling to deal with increases in the cost of food will be discussed by the Cabinet next week.
David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, told MPs that laws passed in 2020 but only being brought int...
DATE: Jun 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
Same-sex couples who married before a landmark Privy Council judgment will have certainty that their nuptials remain valid if legislation tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday is passed.
Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier and Minister of Home Affai...
DATE: Jun 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The labour minister has hit back at criticisms of how the inflation rate is calculated, saying that the Government “stands firmly behind” the methodology used for the Consumer Price Index.
Jason Hayward claimed rents, which account for one quarter o...
DATE: Jun 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda’s day honouring its national heroes should include a tribute to the island’s frontline workers, the Opposition leader said today.
Cole Simons added that Monday’s commemorations should come with a reflection on those who cannot “openly celebra...
DATE: Jun 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Amendments to Bermuda’s law for domestic partnerships will be tabled today in the House of Assembly after the UK Privy Council’s landmark ruling in March on same-sex marriage.
Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, will address legislators on the c...
DATE: Jun 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Premier and the Opposition leader have clashed over the escalating cost of living on the island.
The war of words began after David Burt, who is also the Minister of Finance, said inflation in Bermuda was lower than other jurisdictions in part be...
DATE: Jun 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A new video has been released highlighting how the Information Commissioner’s Office upholds the rights of those who request records under public access to information legislation.
Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez said: “When Bermudians a...
DATE: Jun 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Failure to update how official inflation figures are measured for nearly a decade has left the information “meaningless”, a former finance minister has warned.
Bob Richards, the finance minister for One Bermuda Alliance between 2012 and 2017, dismiss...
DATE: Jun 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Parts of national parks are under threat from controversial moves to allow three-wheeler tour guide vehicles into the green spaces, the Opposition has insisted.
The One Bermuda Alliance and the Government clashed yesterday on the issue of whether min...
DATE: Jun 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Sunset and sunrise ceremonies will be allowed for the first time for civil marriages and domestic partnerships under new rules approved by the Senate yesterday.
At present, the official couplings can only take place between 10am and 4pm.
This will no...
DATE: Jun 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
