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Rena Lalgie, the Governor, formally met with the Corporation of Hamilton’s Council at City Hall yesterday.
Charles Gosling, the Mayor of Hamilton, said: “This is truly a historic occasion for us – having the honour of hosting Bermuda’s first black Go...
DATE: Jun 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Seven activists were yesterday honoured in memory of the start of a home-grown movement against South African apartheid.
Imagine Bermuda, a community group, joined members of the Anti-Apartheid Movement in Bermuda to celebrate those who have made a l...
DATE: Jun 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermudians feel that their “human rights and constitutional rights are being trampled upon” by “onerous” quarantine rules.
And greater debate is needed over Government’s Covid-19 regulations in order to safeguard the rights of Bermudians, according t...
DATE: Jun 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An independent senator today joined calls to save a historic building earmarked for demolition.
Michelle Simmons, vice president of the Senate, said Wantley, located on Princess Street, was a window into the island’s collective past and should be pre...
DATE: Jun 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Premier was last night accused of a failure to take responsibility for an about-turn on Covid-19 safety regulations that has caused confusion for Bermudians trying to get home.
The One Bermuda Alliance went on the attack after David Burt denied t...
DATE: Jun 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Opposition has slammed a Government decision to introduce mandatory hotel quarantines without a debate in Parliament.
Mark Pettingill, the lawyer for a protest group that questioned the legality of the order, also condemned the decision to bypass...
DATE: Jun 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Additional pension withdrawals for people who have faced financial hardship because of the Covid-19 crisis were approved by MPs on Friday.
Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said the National Pension Scheme (Occupational Pensions) Amendment A...
DATE: Jun 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The unemployment rate in Bermuda has almost doubled, the Minister of Labour told MPs last Friday.
Jason Hayward, the labour minister told Jarion Richardson, the shadow minister, that the most recent labour report had still to be released.
He added t...
DATE: Jun 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A fresh attack on controversial plans to enforce unvaccinated arrivals to quarantine in hotels at their own expense was mounted yesterday – from the Government side of the House of Assembly.
Progressive Labour Party MPs broke ranks during a debate in...
DATE: Jun 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Further amendments to the island’s economic substance regime were approved yesterday as the island worked to avoid a return to the EU’s blacklist.
Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said the Economic Substance Amendment Act 2021 was designed ...
DATE: Jun 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes