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The Premier’s repeated predictions that Bermuda’s first casino would open before the end of the year are to fall flat.
David Burt, with just one month to the deadline, will not achieve his “dream and expectation” and see gambling at the St Regis Hote...
DATE: Dec 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
One Bermuda Alliance leader Cole Simons has admitted his party made mistakes in power as he accused the Government of being obsessed with the political blame game.
Mr Simons hit back at David Burt, the Premier, after he launched a string of attacks o...
DATE: Dec 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Claims the Government would have cut the same controversial airport redevelopment deal it attacked the One Bermuda Alliance for signing were dismissed by the Premier.
David Burt spoke out after the Reverend Nicholas Tweed, a pastor and leading membe...
DATE: Nov 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Tourism chiefs yesterday welcomed the easing of Covid-19 restrictions as a move that will help boost visitor numbers.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) said the move represented the first significant loosening of pandemic border controls since the ...
DATE: Nov 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Government is still working towards a 2020 Throne Speech pledge to extend an international convention on disabilities to the island.
Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, told the House of Assembly on Friday that the Mini...
DATE: Nov 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Employers and third sector agencies are to join a number of Government departments in the latest efforts to tackle gang violence.
Renée Ming, the Minister of National Security, told the House of Assembly: “We will not police our way out of this probl...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Part of Marsh Folly is being prepared for landfill waste as supply chain problems hit repairs to the Tynes Bay incinerator, the acting public works minister said yesterday.
Wayne Furbert told the House: “The Tynes Bay facility is our only means of mu...
DATE: Nov 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The UK should not be able to block legislation passed by Parliament whether on cannabis or anything else, the Premier has insisted.
David Burt was speaking as he and Rena Lalgie, the Governor, appeared to be at loggerheads over proposed drugs legisl...
DATE: Nov 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The House of Assembly has approved a fee rate for permission to live in Bermuda under an economic investment certificate.
A fee of $2,625 was approved for the granting of ministerial permission to live on the island – the same price as a residential ...
DATE: Nov 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislation to modernise the Bermuda National Trust was passed by MPs today with support from both sides of the House of Assembly.
Diallo Rabain, the education minister, launched the debate on the Bermuda National Trust Amendment Act.
He said the BNT...
DATE: Nov 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell