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MPs across parties agreed on one point during their debate over the Opposition’s Reply to the Budget: the island’s national debt must be brought back to heel.
But the One Bermuda Alliance and Progressive Labour Party sparred over which side bore resp...
DATE: Mar 04, 2017
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Tax reform aimed at the privileged will be a key priority for the Progressive Labour Party if it wins the next General Election, leader David Burt said yesterday.
Mr Burt vowed to tackle inequality by targeting “vast swaths of domestic wealth and inc...
DATE: Mar 04, 2017
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Opposition MP Zane DeSilva and other former trustees of the Port Royal Golf Course are being sued by the Government over a taxpayer-funded refurbishment project which went $20 million over budget.
Attorney-General Trevor Moniz alleged in a statement ...
DATE: Mar 02, 2017
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While there is “nothing mysterious” about the delay in rolling out the general services tax, now set for April 2018, Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, conceded that the Bermuda Government had “yet to really define the scope of it”.
The proposed ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two years ago on his appointment as education minister, Wayne Scott said he planned to stay in the position for the long term and “see the work done”.
However, yesterday Michael Dunkley announced that Mr Scott had other interests to fulfil and that t...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Ewart Brown is bracing himself for the possibility of being arrested next week, according to a newspaper interview in the United States.
Speaking to The Boston Globe from the Turks and Caicos, the former premier said he feared the authorities might a...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Nandi Outerbridge has landed her first Cabinet position, with Cole Simons replacing Wayne Scott as Minister of Education.
In a Cabinet reshuffle announced yesterday afternoon, Ms Outerbridge was sworn in as Minister of Social Development and Sport, t...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Finance minister Bob Richards is delivering the One Bermuda Alliance’s Budget for the fiscal year 2017-18 at the House of Assembly today.
Follow The Royal Gazette’s website for live updates.
12.01pm Mr Richards is wrapping up now and in conclusion ...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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Politics
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A rise in the Ministry of National Security’s budget will enable upwards of 30 new police officers to be hired in the coming year, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The boost in the ministry’s funding from the Government is expected to see more than ten ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2017
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Politics
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The One Bermuda Alliance has reclaimed its slight lead over the Progressive Labour Party, according to a new poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette.
The OBA has a 38-35 advantage over the PLP, a swing of six percentage points after the Opposition led...
DATE: Feb 20, 2017
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Politics
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