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Bermuda has become the first overseas territory to be awarded whitelist status by France.
David Burt, the Premier, told MPs the development underlined the Ministry of Finance’s efforts to support international co-operation on tax matters and financia...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Progressive Labour Party MP Rolfe Commissiong last night challenged The Royal Gazette to do “the right thing” and apologise for the role he said the newspaper played in maintaining the “strict racial hierarchy” after emancipation.
The backbencher was...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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Politics
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An estimated $40 million in fees has been lost as a result of fronting land purchases by non-Bermudians, MPs were told yesterday.
The sale of about 120
properties are under investigation.
Walton Brown, the Minister ofHome Affairs, told the House of...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
David Burt and Jamahl Simmons have travelled to Washington to attend the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference.
The Premier and tourism minister will meet with legislators and citizens to discuss economic development, so...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Police in Bermuda will be able to link bullets to firearms using new technology backed with $1.3 million from the British Government.
The Integrated Ballistic Identification System will mean officers can collect and store 2D and 3D images of cartridg...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The best IT professionals on the island will help ensure Bermuda deals with risks associated with the internet, national security minister Wayne Caines told the House of Assembly yesterday.
Mr Caines gave an update on his ministry’s plan to make cybe...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A raft of business legislation will go before MPs today in the House of Assembly, as well as a Bill tightening the island’s crime-fighting regime.
MPs are set to debate the Companies Amendment (No. 2) Act 2017, along with the Payroll Tax Amendment (N...
DATE: Sep 22, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Collaboration and cordiality were the orders of the day as a new group of senators gathered for their first debate on the Throne Speech yesterday.
But that did not stop some of the old accusations from flying between the rival parties during the Moti...
DATE: Sep 22, 2017
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Politics
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The economy and jobs for Bermudians were among the major topics discussed in the Senate yesterday as the Throne Speech was debated.
One Bermuda Alliance senator Nick Kempe said he believed that the focus for job creation should be on the private sect...
DATE: Sep 21, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Patricia Gordon-Pamplin says she has evidence of a planned trip to New York involving politicians, including David Burt, the Premier.
“I would not have asked a question in the Throne Speech response if I did not have supporting evidence to show that...
DATE: Sep 20, 2017
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Politics
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