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Guest workers were warned this morning that their work permits would be revoked if they do not obey orders to self-quarantine.
Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security and co-chairman of the Emergency Measures Organisation, said everyone comin...
DATE: Mar 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The race to come in line with international standards has left Bermuda in a strong position, the finance minister said.
Curtis Dickinson told the House of Assembly on Monday that last year had been a “transitional” year with a degree of uncertainty a...
DATE: Mar 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Past convictions for possession of small amounts of cannabis could be quashed, a Cabinet minister signalled yesterday.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health who led the House of Assembly budget debate for the Ministry of Legal Affairs, said the policy w...
DATE: Mar 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
MPs clashed in the House of Assembly over the hiring of a defence lawyer to run the Government’s Legal Aid office.
Opposition backbencher Trevor Moniz questioned whether Charles Richardson — who he described as one of the island’s “leading and very g...
DATE: Mar 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A town hall meeting will take place today to discuss new immigration legislation tabled in the House of Assembly.
People are invited to CedarBridge Academy for the meeting about amendments to the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Act.
National secur...
DATE: Mar 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Government has cut funding for a controversial programme which sends vulnerable Bermudian children to overseas institutions.
The Department of Child and Family Services will get almost $1.6 million to spend on its psychoeducational programme in t...
DATE: Mar 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Government could install green energy solar panels on several of its buildings, it was revealed on Friday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, told the House of Assembly that officials had been in discussions with a company ...
DATE: Mar 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Cannabis was found in the system of a one-year-old child, the House of Assembly heard yesterday.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said that the Central Government Laboratory had recorded an increase in the number of positive test results for the d...
DATE: Mar 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Legislation to prevent conflicts of interest at the Land Valuation Appeal Tribunal was passed in the House of Assembly.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, told the House of Assembly that the Land Valuation and Tax Amendment...
DATE: Mar 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A plan to introduce the “next generation” of buses for Bermuda is in its final stages, the Minister of Tourism and Transport said.
Zane DeSilva added that the size of the new vehicles would be dependent on the routes they were expected to serve.
He s...
DATE: Mar 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter