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The approach of Cup Match has prompted a fresh appeal for one day of the holiday, which commemorates the emancipation of Bermuda’s slaves in 1834, to honour the Bermudian ex-slave and abolitionist Mary Prince.
Craig Cannonier, the One Bermuda Allianc...
DATE: Jul 30, 2019
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A task force to tackle the impact of any Brexit-related issues on Bermuda is expected to include youth, charity, business and union representatives, the Premier said on Friday.
David Burt explained that Walton Brown, a Progressive Labour Party backbe...
DATE: Jul 30, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Ministerial Questions from the House of Assembly on Friday, July 26
Questions to David Burt, the Premier, on the management of Pati requests
Craig Cannonier, the Leader of the Opposition: “Our Premier mentioned that there was a frequency of Pati requ...
DATE: Jul 30, 2019
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The Minister of National Security told Parliament how he was working to strike a balance between making sure there are opportunities for both Bermudians and businesses to thrive.
Wayne Caines said immigration reform legislation, which was pegged to b...
DATE: Jul 29, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A construction firm appealed to the Government to settle its unpaid bill topping $1 million for the Sandys 360 sports complex at the West End, an Opposition backbencher has revealed.
Calling the failed gym a “black hole”, Trevor Moniz, a former publi...
DATE: Jul 29, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Eight years of investigations into Ewart Brown have left the former premier unable to clear his name, MPs heard on Friday.
Michael Scott, a Progressive Labour Party backbencher, castigated the police investigation into Dr Brown, who has never been ch...
DATE: Jul 29, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s war veterans and their widows were given a pensions boost during Friday’s sitting of the House of Assembly.
The Pensions (War Service) Order 2019 raised the monthly payment due to veterans from $800 to $1,000.
The debate, opened by Wayne Ca...
DATE: Jul 28, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A culture of “weaponising” public access to information laws has emerged, the Premier claimed yesterday.
David Burt said that policy and legislative changes had been delayed owing to Pati requests.
Mr Burt told the House of Assembly that the Pati A...
DATE: Jul 27, 2019
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More than $6 million has been spent on investigations into Ewart Brown and an overseas hospital, the House of Assembly heard yesterday.
Stephen Corbishley, the Commissioner of Police, vowed that the inquiry into the former premier would continue, des...
DATE: Jul 27, 2019
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Parents must get more comfortable talking about child sexual abuse and the wider community needs to “face up to the truth” that it is happening, MPs said yesterday.
The House of Assembly heard that the issue had been “hidden for far too long” in Berm...
DATE: Jul 27, 2019
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