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Emergency services personnel have been trained in disaster victim identification after a knowledge gap was noticed.
Renée Ming, the national security minister, said Steve Cosham, the national disaster co-ordinator approached the UK Foreign Commonweal...
DATE: Sep 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A rift between the ruling Progressive Labour Party and the Bermuda Industrial Union widened yesterday after the BIU president accused the Government of a failure to listen to its grassroots support.
Chris Furbert said the two had always been natural ...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The principle of open government will be celebrated with countries around the world today.
A spokeswoman for the Information Commissioner’s Office said International Right to Know Day was designed “to increase individuals’ awareness of their right t...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A streamlined way to help long-term residents get permanent residency has been approved by the House of Assembly.
The changes proposed by Jason Hayward, the labour minister, opened a route to residency for non-Bermudian divorced people and unwed pare...
DATE: Sep 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Business voters for Corporation of Hamilton elections were asked to make sure their details were up to date.
Charles Gosling, the Mayor of Hamilton, said that elections were scheduled for next year.
Mr Gosling said: “The Parliamentary Registrar is cu...
DATE: Sep 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The island’s healthcare system could collapse “in the near future” without action, MPs heard yesterday.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, told the House of Assembly that the coronavirus pandemic had put strain on the health service and exposed area...
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Three MPs apologised to the House of Assembly yesterday for comments they made two months ago.
Neville Tyrrell and Christopher Famous, Progressive Labour Party backbenchers, and Craig Cannonier, the One Bermuda Alliance Shadow Minister for Public Wor...
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Unvaccinated travellers can quarantine at home for 14 days, starting from Sunday, the health minister said yesterday.
Kim Wilson told MPs that people who arrive on the island without immunisation will wear electronic monitoring devices and red wristb...
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An online shopping platform run by the Bermuda Post Office could be fully operational by the middle of next month.
Wayne Furbert, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, told the House of Assembly yesterday it was part of a plan to increase revenues thr...
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An increase in government healthcare premiums and proposals to ease permanent residency rules for long-term residents are expected to be on the table in the House of Assembly today.
MPs can expect a marathon sitting for the last session before the Ho...
DATE: Sep 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell