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Changes to Bermuda’s banking regulations on financial technology will be discussed by the House of Assembly today.
David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, will deliver a ministerial statement on “Amending the Banks and Deposit Companies Act ...
DATE: Jun 29, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The standard premium for health insurance is to increase because demand for medical treatment has continued to rise.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said the standard premium rate, mandated for all insurance packages, would go up by $21.31 to $35...
DATE: Jun 29, 2018
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Politics
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Hundreds of families have signed up to an energy-saving programme, regulatory minister Walter Roban revealed today.
Mr Roban said 220 homes have connected to the grid and 65 are using solar water heating, as a result of rebates to encourage residenti...
DATE: Jun 29, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A collapsed wall at a cricket club has been rebuilt with the help of the One Bermuda Alliance.
Michael Dunkley, the Shadow Minister of National Security and a big Somerset Cup Match fan, went in to bat for the cup-holders after a controversial House ...
DATE: Jun 26, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Census results have confirmed a wage gap based on race, a Cabinet member told MPs.
Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Government Reform, said that income differences had not levelled out and that legislation requiring equal pay for equal work had “limi...
DATE: Jun 25, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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The public works minister abused his power in a Cup Match clash with Somerset Cricket Club over the Governor presenting the trophy, the shadow minister claimed yesterday.
Trevor Moniz, the One Bermuda Alliance spokesman on the portfolio, spoke out af...
DATE: Jun 25, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A pastor thrown into jail after he wrote about the unfair treatment of Jamaican workers in Bermuda more than 100 years ago could be granted a pardon.
David Burt, the Premier, told the House of Assembly yesterday that the case against the Reverend Cha...
DATE: Jun 23, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Ministry of Education’s community schools will be moved to the Department of Workforce Development after a fall in enrolment.
Seven staff members at the Community Education Development Programme will be moved to Workforce Development.
Diallo Raba...
DATE: Jun 23, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new code for government buying will help small businesses bid for public contracts, a minister said yesterday.
Lovitta Foggo, the government reform minister, told the House of Assembly that Government would “use its purchasing power” to help create...
DATE: Jun 23, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Restrictions on car ownership will make it easier for homeowners to earn extra income through a rental property, the House of Assembly heard yesterday.
Walton Brown, the home affairs minister, said that one-bedroom and studio apartments will be given...
DATE: Jun 23, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes