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Education minister Diallo Rabain highlighted Bermudian success stories as he tabled the annual report for the National Training Board.
Mr Rabain told the House of Assembly four individuals, who received support and funding from the NTB, were examples...
DATE: Oct 06, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Transport minister Walter Roban said a delegation to London helped show Bermuda is “a safe harbour and open for business”.
Mr Roban joined the Bermuda Business Development Agency, the Bermuda Shipping and Maritime Authority and local law firms on the...
DATE: Oct 06, 2017
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Politics
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News Staff
The Minister of Public works today blamed a weedkiller ban for overgrown vegetation at the island’s roadsides.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said that the ban on glyphosate herbicides would remain in force.
But he added the Department of Environment...
DATE: Oct 06, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government will look to extend Unesco support to maintain forts outside of St George’s, according to Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch.
Making a statement on the island’s infrastructure, the Minister of Public Works said that, like the island’s buses, B...
DATE: Oct 06, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation will be tabled today to address challenges by non-Bermudians who claim they have been discriminated against.
The Bermuda Immigration and Protection Act will be given priority over the Human Rights Act under the Bermuda Immigration (No. 2)...
DATE: Oct 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Students and unemployed people will be helped into jobs through a workforce development plan, said senator Jason Hayward.
The junior education minister told the Upper House that a $300,000 government grant to Bermuda College had attracted a flurry of...
DATE: Oct 05, 2017
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Politics
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Legislation designed to introduce a more flexible and responsive approach to global communicable disease was today passed in the Senate yesterday.
The Quarantine Amendment Act 2017 and Quarantine (Maritime and Air) Regulations 2017 were supported by ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2017
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Politics
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Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch gained “some useful insight” on a tour of Hamilton docks.
The public works minister was given an overview of the dock’s daily operations as part of a series of visits to assess lands, infrastructure and buildings across...
DATE: Oct 05, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A Bermuda-focused geography book will lay the foundations for young students to understand the world around them and beyond, according to junior education minister Jason Hayward.
Young Geographers, written by former CedarBridge Academy geography teac...
DATE: Oct 04, 2017
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Politics
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A Cabinet of full-time ministers is needed to deliver promises made by the Progressive Labour Party, the Premier has said.
David Burt’s PLP team has 11 full-time ministers, compared to seven full-time and five part-time under the previous government ...
DATE: Oct 03, 2017
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Politics
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