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Skyport was paid almost $7.6 million this week as part of the latest payout over the airport’s minimum revenue guarantee.
Lawrence Scott, the Minister of Transport, told MPs that the Bermuda Airport Authority had now made four payments to the develop...
DATE: Jul 24, 2021
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Urgent action is needed to refurbish ageing equipment at Tynes Bay, the House of Assembly heard yesterday.
Diallo Rabain, speaking on behalf of the Minister of Public Works, said: “Many of you may recall that the plant is now over 25 years old and ha...
DATE: Jul 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Cup Match Classic, set to go ahead after being cancelled last year, will be the first with Mary Prince Day to coincide with the cricket.
Rolfe Commissiong, the former Progressive Labour Party MP who championed the renaming, said seeing the match ...
DATE: Jul 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government says a company hired to claw back millions of dollars of unpaid land tax is not a debt collector and is therefore exempted from regulatory legislation.
Oarrs Inc, which is not licensed as a debt collector and so would not be permitted to o...
DATE: Jul 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Opposition MP Craig Cannonier is calling on Government to provide details of the controversial $3.2 million contract to install solar panels at the National Sports Centre.
The contract was finally awarded to contractor Atlantic Energy Solutions Group...
DATE: Jul 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Legislation to formally extend the Covid-19 public health emergency to the end of September is expected to be debated in the House of Assembly today.
The Public Health (Covid-19) Emergency Extension (No. 4) Order 2021, tabled in the House last week, ...
DATE: Jul 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government’s short term economic stimulus plan will provide affordable homes as well as jobs, according to a Government Minister.
David Burch, the minister for public works said that $1.6 million was being spent on renovating 17 Bermuda Housing Corpo...
DATE: Jul 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Progressive Labour Party appeared to draw stinging criticism from one of its own in a broadside in the House of Assembly, with backbencher Jamahl Simmons decrying a “mindset” pandering to businesses and putting population growth ahead of the part...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A “hero” to the labour movement and the Progressive Labour Party was celebrated in the House of Assembly on Friday.
David Burt, the Premier, called Charles Leroy Riley an “uncompromising warrior” for both causes, frequently calling radio shows to giv...
DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government has passed legislation that will enable it to recover overpayments of unemployment benefit more effectively.
The Public Treasury (Administration and Payments) Amendment and Validation Act 2021 (the Act) was passed in the House of Assembly ...
DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan