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Improved public transport could be in the pipeline after the Government launched a consultation.
Transport minister Walter Roban told the House of Assembly a green paper on transport would bring “forward-thinking solutions” by early June.
He said mor...
DATE: Mar 06, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Initiatives to attract LGBTQ travellers to Bermuda are coming, the House of Assembly heard yesterday.
Jamahl Simmons, the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, said: “Bermuda has to be a place that welcomes all. It has to be a place where al...
DATE: Mar 06, 2018
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Politics
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Criminal records are to be stored electronically and shared with British police forces, the Minister of National Security said last week.
Wayne Caines said a member of the Association of Chief Police Officers Criminal Records Office, the criminal rec...
DATE: Mar 06, 2018
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Politics
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There is no money in this year’s budget for a review of the Southlands estate management plan.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said: “I indicated in the brief that there’s no funding in this year’s budget for it.”
He w...
DATE: Mar 05, 2018
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Politics
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Parliament has approved legislation to update the regulation of psychologists.
The Psychological Practitioners Amendment Act 2018 replaces 20-year-old legislation governing the profession.
Anyone not registered in Bermuda will now be prohibited from ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislation aimed at removing drink-drivers from Bermuda’s roads is to be introduced.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Transport and Regulatory Affairs, told the House of Assembly on Friday: “In the near future, I plan to introduce a Bill to support t...
DATE: Mar 05, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Details have been provided on the type of fitness equipment to be installed at a Devonshire park.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, Minister of Public Works, said a “13-person CrossFit rig” would be installed at the Arboretum.
The status of the equip...
DATE: Mar 05, 2018
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Politics
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A “complete reassessment” of the use of government vehicles will take place.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch told Parliament that the proliferation of government vehicles had been a source of “significant irritation”.
He said: “I noted in the last ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s annual overseas training exercise has been cancelled in a cost-cutting move.
Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, said the money saved would go towards the creation of a full-time coastguard-style service and ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2018
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Politics
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Lack of money will never be a barrier to learning, the education minister pledged yesterday.
Diallo Rabain said more than 300 students in financial need had benefited from grants at Bermuda College during the autumn and spring terms of 2017-18.
Mr Ra...
DATE: Mar 03, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff