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Up to 75 uniformed services jobs are under threat from cutbacks, the One Bermuda Alliance claimed yesterday.
Ben Smith, the shadow national security minister in the last government, said personnel in the police, prison and fire services had predicted...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Party leaders David Burt and Craig Cannonier traded barbs over the weekend about their party’s records in power.
Mr Burt, the Premier and leader of the Progressive Labour Party, said at a virtual rally on Saturday that his administration had kept its...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More education is needed to help end the stigma of mental health and addiction, campaigners have said.
The Bermuda Mental Health Foundation added it would continue to work with whichever party was in power after the October 1 General Election and tha...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Premier said yesterday he wanted to renegotiate the project agreement for the airport to put its revenues and profits back into Bermudian hands.
But David Burt said that discussions could not be held until the airport, constructed through a publ...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Victory in the battle against Covid-19 is vital if the already battered economy is to recover from the pandemic’s financial impact, an economist said yesterday.
Craig Simmons, a senior economics lecturer at Bermuda College, added that control of the ...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
A total of $1 billion could be injected into the economy by a string of major construction projects — including public-private partnerships, the Minister of Finance has said.
Curtis Dickinson said that Bermuda must balance economic growth with “maint...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Progressive Labour Party government would boost the economy with major public and private-sector building projects valued at more than $1 billion if it was re-elected, it said in its just-released platform.
The PLP added it would use the proceeds o...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
The One Bermuda Alliance said that it would make public healthcare and effective social support “matters of national security and the highest economic priority”.
The party outlined its plans on healthcare, climate change and protecting the vulnerable...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A string of promises to boost the economy and cut the island’s cost of living were unveiled last night in the Progressive Labour Party’s election platform.
The manifesto included a Bermuda National Digital Bank to cut mortgage costs and jump-start th...
DATE: Sep 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A group of activists committed to keeping the public involved in politics has confirmed a pre-election leaders’ debate next week.
Community Voices for Democracy set the stage for a showdown involving party leaders to give members of the public, parti...
DATE: Sep 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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