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The president of the Bermuda Industrial Union last night launched a stinging attack on the Government accusing it of double standards and calling on the PLP backbench MPs to “remember that their obligation is first and foremost to the people who elec...
DATE: Apr 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Leader of the Opposition tonight accused the government of not properly planning for the stay-at-home order.
Cole Simons said that he understood the reasons why the order is to be enforced tomorrow, but said not enough details had been given in ...
DATE: Apr 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Leader of the Opposition has said that Bermuda must come together “like we have never done before” in face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cole Simons was speaking in light of new restrictions imposed yesterday including a stay at home order. He empha...
DATE: Apr 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Ministry of Public Works has set aside $200,000 to address longstanding flooding problems in Pembroke.
Mill Creek frequently floods during high tides and heavy rains, drowning Mill Creek Road in several inches of water and restricting access to ...
DATE: Apr 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Seniors and people with disabilities were today encouraged to apply for an interest free loan available since January last year following a lack of take up.
The loan to fund renovations to make homes more accessible, were implemented through a partne...
DATE: Apr 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
All Government House staff are now working remotely due to Covid-19 cases and there will be no in-person meetings in the building, it was announced today.
A Government statement said that in line with government regulations, Government House staff h...
DATE: Apr 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Government has hired a company which appears not to have a debt collection licence to manage the recovery of millions of dollars of unpaid land tax.
OARRS Inc Limited will be paid 15 per cent of “all land tax arrears recovered” according to a no...
DATE: Apr 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A dogged independent electoral candidate, singer and activist hailed as a “soldier for the common man” has died at 75.
David W. Burch was honoured in 2015 by Atlantic Publishing House run by former minister Dale Butler, who called him “a strong-wille...
DATE: Apr 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A gang-linked daytime shooting near the centre of St George’s last week in which a 22-year-old man was injured prompted a call from the Opposition for ’solutions to break the cycle’.
Cole Simons, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, said the shooting las...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A staff member at the Office of the Auditor-General has tested positive for the coronavirus.
But Heather Thomas said most staff had been working remotely since January.
Her office remains closed to walk-ins and a deep clean is now scheduled.
The news...
DATE: Mar 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell