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Bermuda could be more “forceful” in its stand-off with Britain over the legalisation of cannabis as the international enforcement of current laws is “tainted by racism”, a leading academic has stated.
Professor William Bogart, who has written extens...
DATE: Dec 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Passengers have been asked to give their opinion on how the introduction of 30 electric buses is working out.
Wayne Furbert, the Minister of Transport, said that $50,000 had been saved in fuel costs since the vehicles began operating on the island in...
DATE: Nov 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Payment is expected to be made in the next two weeks by the ruling party of the Bahamas to fully reimburse a trip made by the islands’ Prime Minister and others to Bermuda.
Philip Davis visited with officials in October when he was a guest of the Pro...
DATE: Nov 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Leading analysts have painted a bleak picture of Bermuda’s economic future in the wake of disappointing financial statistics.
Craig Simmons, a Bermuda College lecturer, and Robert Stubbs, a researcher for the think-tank SEED, said that a lack of inve...
DATE: Nov 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda’s role in the two world wars will be the topic of a presentation today that veterans’ advocate Carol Everson said might ruffle some feathers.
Ms Everson, among those who fought a lengthy campaign to secure veterans’ benefits for soldiers who ...
DATE: Nov 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A book detailing Black history has been republished after its initial print run sold out.
Black History in Bermuda: Timeline Spanning 5 Centuries, put together by anti-racism charity Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda, hit the shelves in Octobe...
DATE: Nov 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Claims that no commercial farmers sit on the Board of Agriculture have been dismissed by the Government.
The Bermuda Farmers Association made the allegation this week, claiming that the Board failed to represent the industry.
A BFA spokesman said on ...
DATE: Nov 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda’s economy contracted by 1.7 per cent in the second quarter of this year, according to the latest statistics.
But Jason Hayward, the Minister of the Economy, said that the figures were distorted by “increased inflationary pressure”, and that G...
DATE: Nov 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Jason Hayward, the Minister for the Economy, had little to report when asked for an update on the Government’s Economic Recovery Plan.
The plan, unveiled in the summer of 2020, consists of 31 initiatives devised to kick-start the economy in the wake...
DATE: Nov 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Attorney-General has been accused of dodging scrutiny after failing to hold a press conference on her ministry’s plans for the coming year.
The Governor delivered this year’s Throne Speech – outlining the Government’s agenda for the next 12 month...
DATE: Nov 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan