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Labour minister Lovitta Foggo gave a ministerial statement to the House of Assembly on the Department of Workforce Development 2019 Scholarship Awards and Student Summer Employment.
Click on the PDF under “Related Media” to read the statement in full...
DATE: Jul 26, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The OECD has formally reported its approval of Bermuda’s updated economic substance rules, according to Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance.
Under amendments to the Economic Substance Act, enacted last month, entities that are tax resident in a...
DATE: Jul 26, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Campaigners for better treatment for mixed-status families and reform of immigration law fear that proposed legislation has been rushed and may not be tabled in the House of Assembly before it adjourns for the summer break.
A spokeswoman for Supporti...
DATE: Jul 25, 2019
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Politics
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The high cost of living has driven people away from Bermuda, an Opposition senator reiterated yesterday.
Dwayne Robinson claimed the expense of life on the island had contributed more to the population drain than the threat of gang violence.
He added...
DATE: Jul 25, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to encourage superyacht visits and block public access to information requests about the Financial Policy Council were approved without opposition in the Senate yesterday.
The Superyachts and Other Vessel (Miscellaneous) Act 2019 received...
DATE: Jul 25, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A “productive working relationship” with Britain is expected to continue after controversial Boris Johnson became the new Prime Minister, the Premier said yesterday.
David Burt said: “The Government of Bermuda has a long history of working with UK go...
DATE: Jul 24, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Legislation designed to ease the plight of mixed-status families could be unveiled on Friday, the national security minister said yesterday.
Wayne Caines added: “This week we aim to table amendments to the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Act 1956 ...
DATE: Jul 24, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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An attempt was made to “cover up” the people responsible for “violence” when protesters were pepper-sprayed outside Parliament, the Premier has claimed.
David Burt said his government would keep pursuing the truth about what happened during a demonst...
DATE: Jul 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The history of abolitionist and National Hero Mary Prince is to be the focus of a series of events this summer.
Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport, told the House that special tours designed to showcase Mary Prince’s B...
DATE: Jul 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Improvements will be made to Port Royal Golf Course in advance of the first PGA Bermuda Championship in the autumn.
Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Tourism and Transport, told the House that he would provide an itemised list of the work to be done on t...
DATE: Jul 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes