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Advanced polls for a special election in St George’s will take place on Thursday, while the full election will be held next week.
All registered municipal residents are able to vote in the election, which is needed to fill the vacant town councillor ...
DATE: Jan 29, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Curtis Dickinson will answer questions about the Pre-Budget Report at a public meeting.
The finance minister will be joined by his deputy, Wayne Furbert, at the event in Goodwin C. Smith Hall, Heritage Worship Centre, Dundonald Street, on Wednesday, ...
DATE: Jan 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A former Progressive Labour Party minister will represent Bermuda in the heart of the European Union, it was announced yesterday.
Renée Webb’s new post was revealed as David Burt, the Premier, opened the Government’s new office in the Belgian capital...
DATE: Jan 26, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A chance to boost small businesses across the island was wasted when the Government decided to take control of vehicle emissions and roadworthiness testing, a former finance minister said.
Bob Richards, also deputy premier in the last One Bermuda All...
DATE: Jan 25, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
New taxes could be in the pipeline for the 2019-20 Budget, the Minister of Finance said yesterday.
Curtis Dickinson said in his pre-Budget report that possible taxes included one on homes where the main function was for rental to tourists or to empl...
DATE: Jan 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Opportunities in Bermuda will be promoted to global business leaders in Europe next week.
David Burt, the Premier, will lead a team of three to Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting.
He said he was the only head of a...
DATE: Jan 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Changes to improve the island’s immigration laws could be on the law books by the end of July, the national security minister signalled yesterday.
Wayne Caines said the latest report by the bipartisan Immigration Reform Group was submitted to him las...
DATE: Jan 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A British attempt to force overseas territories to produce public registers of beneficial company ownership has sparked a war of words in the UK’s House of Commons.
Dame Margaret Hodge, a Labour MP who helped to lead a cross-party alliance of MPs tha...
DATE: Jan 12, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An Opposition MP claimed yesterday that $175,000 spent by Government on an unused office in Washington DC could instead have funded schools or pensions.
Michael Dunkley, a former One Bermuda Alliance premier, started to “phase out” use of the office ...
DATE: Jan 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Curtis Dickinson has accused Nick Kempe of playing “political football” as the Government works to protect the international business sector.
Mr Kempe, the Shadow Minister of Finance, questioned what the Government had done to ensure companies expand...
DATE: Jan 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes