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Young people will have greater protection from grooming for sex by “authority figures” after MPs backed tougher legislation to combat predators.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health and spokeswoman for legal affairs in the House of Assembly, said that ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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Politics
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Legal changes to level the playing field in jury selection have won unanimous backing in the House of Assembly.
The Criminal Code Amendment No 2 Act 2020 removed the right for prosecutors to “standby” an unlimited number of potential jurors without r...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A campaigner for the disabled has thrown her support behind a government plan to give more contracts to businesses owned by the disabled, women and black people.
LaKiesha Wolffe, who has an artificial leg and is the founder and owner of A New Life Co...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
A Cabinet member said that he offered to meet the leader of the island’s white-collar union today to discuss alleged attempts by health ministry staff to bring down a scientist in the front line of the battle against Covid-19.
Lieutenant-Colonel Davi...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda College has no long-term debt, the Minister of Education told MPs.
The news came as Diallo Rabain presented the 2018 and 2019 financial statements for the college on Friday.
Bermuda College had assets in excess of $23.86m and total liabiliti...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An Opposition MP offered an apology last Friday after the Speaker of the House of Assembly found that he broke Parliamentary procedure rules.
Michael Dunkley, of the One Bermuda Alliance, added that he would withdraw comments made a week earlier in a...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Legislation was passed by MPs on Friday to raise the debt ceiling by $600 million to $3.5 billion.
Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said he “reluctantly” increased the limit earlier to cover costs related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
He told a...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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Politics
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Legislation to allow cannabis convictions to be removed from the record was approved in the House of Assembly on Friday.
But Ministers warned that the amendments would probably not remove Bermudians from the United States “stop list”, which makes it ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
MPs have approved legislation to offer tax and duty breaks to several hotel redevelopment projects.
Rosewood Bermuda, which recently underwent major renovations, and the St George’s Club, which is expected to get a revamp soon, will both get breaks.
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DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Borrowers are to get greater protections, with rules governing lenders set to be toughened.
Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, described examples of how struggling borrowers had fallen foul of questionable lending practices amid a lack of regul...
DATE: Jul 25, 2020
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Politics
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