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DATE: Feb 03, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A shake-up of regulations governing firefighter cover at LF Wade International Airport is expected to go before MPs as the House of Assembly meets today for the first time this year.
The government proposals contained in the Fire Safety Amendment Ac...
DATE: Feb 03, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Three civil servants have been announced as permanent secretaries by Derrick Binns, the Head of the Public Service.
All had been serving in an acting capacity for “extended periods”, he said. Their posts were made effective today.
Jasmin Smith is Per...
DATE: Feb 02, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The tax on products containing sugar was introduced by the Government in October 2018 as a weapon in the war on diabetes
DATE: Jan 09, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A minister has apologised for delays in delivering the Government’s much trumpeted $15 million package aimed at easing the impact of rises in the cost of living.
Walter Roban, the home affairs minister and Deputy Premier, became the latest Cabinet m...
DATE: Dec 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Desperation has driven young people to become more involved in politics, according to a new young political candidate.
Sophia Tessitore, 21, added that several existential threats, particularly lower job diversity and a lack of preparation for the fu...
DATE: Dec 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
An Australian cryptocurrency executive extradited to the United States from Bermuda has been sentenced to a year’s probation and a $150,000 fine after he admitted breaching an anti-money laundering law.
Gregory Dwyer, 39, who was head of business dev...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
An average of about 40 more people a month received financial assistance in 2021-22 compared with the previous year, the House of Assembly heard on Friday.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Economy and Labour, said there was an increase in the number of...
DATE: Dec 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A new chief executive of the Bermuda Gaming Commission has been announced.
Charmaine Smith, a Bermudian, takes over the role from Canadian Jean Major.
Mrs Smith, who was chief regulatory officer with the commission, said: “We have an excellent team o...
DATE: Dec 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Bermuda suffers a “democratic deficiency” under the current constitutional set up, a new study into self-governance states.
The report, commissioned by the Government at a cost of $50,000, finds that the UK is not doing enough to work with the island...
DATE: Dec 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
