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Sessions House, the home of Bermuda’s Parliament, is due for renovations.
The House of Assembly building will have its windows replaced, and its terracotta exterior restored, while the southeast entrance has been closed off for restoration works.
Su...
DATE: Jun 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island’s roads are still in a “pretty appalling” state in some areas despite improvements in others, according to James Jardine.
Speaking in the Senate yesterday, the independent senator congratulated the Ministry of Public Works on getting to g...
DATE: Jun 02, 2016
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Politics
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Legislation establishing a new kind of liquor licence specifically for tourism events has been passed by the House of Assembly.
The new Liquor Licence Amendment Act 2016 also increases the fees payable for other kinds of liquor licences with the exce...
DATE: May 31, 2016
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Politics
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Canadian developer Aecon’s 35 per cent stake in Bermuda’s proposed new airport terminal will come primarily from borrowing rather than from equity capital, according to Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance.
The minister added that the island would l...
DATE: May 31, 2016
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Politics
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The merging of the Department of Environment Protection and the Department of Conservation Services is expected to save the Bermuda Government $387,000 annually.
Cole Simons, the Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, told the House of As...
DATE: May 31, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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The Consultative Immigration Reform Working Group has called on the public to give their thoughts on the concept of immigration and adoption.
Any person who is adopted by a Bermudian is deemed to be Bermudian until their 22nd birthday. To achieve Ber...
DATE: May 31, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Financial details on Bermuda’s proposed airport redevelopment show that Aecon Concessions, the developer, must commit to having a stake of more than one-third in the project.
Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, told the House of Assembly that the ...
DATE: May 30, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Progressive Labour Party proposal to form a bipartisan job-creation committee has been unanimously rejected by the One Bermuda Alliance.
PLP MPs responded angrily to the snub, with Jamahl Simmons accusing the Bermuda Government of being “uninteres...
DATE: May 30, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Nearly 2,000 sailors will be racing for Bermuda to kick off next month’s National Heroes Weekend, in the third-biggest Newport to Bermuda competition that the island has hosted.
However Kenneth Bascome, still fresh to his appointment as Junior Minist...
DATE: May 28, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Cabinet Office, operational centre for the Bermuda Government, is to get a new home as of next Friday — while a relocation for the Senate is yet to be announced.
Health and safety concerns forced the move, according to Michael Dunkley, who said i...
DATE: May 28, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell