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British firm Ramboll will be paid $400,000 to design the replacements for Longbird Bridge and Swing Bridge, Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said today.
The public works minister revealed both bridges have a lifespan until 2021, and that he expects Ram...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda is being unfairly targeted by international groups which show a “wilful lack of understanding” of the global economy, David Burt said today.
The Premier insisted some European officials said the island is on the right track with its efforts o...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda’s traditional May 24 holiday will never fall on that date again.
The Progressive Labour Party ignored a last-ditch bid to change the wording of legislation, which was designed to allow the holiday to sometimes take place after May 24.
The Pub...
DATE: Dec 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The One Bermuda Alliance is redefining itself in Opposition, deputy leader Leah Scott said yesterday.
The Southampton East Central MP dismissed the idea of a third party reshaping Bermuda’s political landscape and said that would “only fragment both ...
DATE: Dec 07, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Public works staff have completed an internationally recognised health and safety training programme.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the public works minister, congratulated the 12 individuals who passed the Institution of Occupational Safety course...
DATE: Dec 06, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The One Bermuda Alliance’s battering at the polls proved it had gone down the wrong path, former leader and party founder Craig Cannonier said yesterday.
Despite suggestions that the OBA is doomed, Mr Cannonier said the party “will be fine”.
Mr Can...
DATE: Dec 05, 2017
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Politics
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Bermuda’s status as a co-operative tax jurisdiction has been reaffirmed by the European Union’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council.
But the British media have highlighted that Bermuda is among 47 jurisdictions warned to take extra steps to preven...
DATE: Dec 05, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Firefighters have accepted a 2.5 per cent pay rise, the Bermuda Government announced today.
The award, retroactive to April 1 this year, came after a negotiation process dating back to July this year, government reform minister Lovitta Foggo said.
It...
DATE: Dec 05, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Education minister Diallo Rabain visited the Bermuda College to meet welders taking their practical test for national certification.
Welders, electricians, automotive service technicians and landscapers are required to be nationally certified, meanin...
DATE: Dec 05, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A new Bill to decriminalise small quantities of cannabis was tabled in the House of Assembly on Friday.
The Misuse of Drugs (Decriminalisation of Cannabis) Amendment Act was formally proposed by Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Social Development and Sp...
DATE: Dec 04, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes