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An Opposition senator yesterday accused the Government of time-wasting to dodge debate on the new Budget.
Douglas De Couto, of the One Bermuda Alliance, claimed that the Government side ate up time by reading out unnecessary details about their portf...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A constitutional clash with the UK over cannabis legalisation could be avoided if the drug was removed from the list of controlled substances, a lawyer says
DATE: Mar 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A new senator went on the attack as he delivered his maiden speech in the Upper House yesterday.
Douglas De Couto, of the Opposition One Bermuda Alliance, said that minor reductions in taxes were “trinkets” handed out by the Government to distract f...
DATE: Mar 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda athletes at the upcoming Commonwealth Games will face protests against the Government’s ban on marriage equality, says British human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell
DATE: Mar 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Motorists face years of disruption as painful road works stretch ahead, MPs have been told
DATE: Mar 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A visit by David Burt, the Premier, to Britain and Brussels in November cost taxpayers more than $13,000, it has been revealed.
Mr Burt attended a summit of Overseas Territories and British ministers in London, before heading to the EU capital in Bel...
DATE: Mar 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Greater clarity is urgently needed on stalled plans for the massive $376 million revamp of the Fairmont Southampton, the Opposition has demanded.
One Bermuda Alliance leaders called for the Government to push on with some sort of financial guarantee ...
DATE: Mar 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Plans to turn the Corporations of Hamilton and St George into quangos look likely to go ahead after a Court of Appeal ruling
DATE: Mar 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A temporary freeze on gas and diesel prices and a review to try and cut the cost of fuel was yesterday announced by the Premier.
David Burt, who is also the finance minister, pledged to try and reduce fuel costs next month against a backdrop of a cos...
DATE: Mar 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Friends and family said farewell to former MP Darius Tucker yesterday in a funeral service at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Hamilton.
Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier, and Cole Simons, the Leader of the Opposition, both attended the servi...
DATE: Mar 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes