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Bermuda appears largely unaffected by the extraordinary turmoil in British politics as Rishi Sunak, the third prime minister in seven weeks, left the same foreign secretary in place during a major cabinet reshuffle.
James Cleverly, the first non-Whit...
DATE: Oct 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A visit to Bermuda by the Prime Minister of the Bahamas has sparked a political row over how it was paid for.
Philip “Brave” Davis arrived in Hamilton with a large entourage last week and spoke at the Progressive Labour Party conference.
A spokes...
DATE: Oct 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
David Burt was re-elected as the Progressive Labour Party leader last night after a bruising campaign battle, which he described as “difficult”.
Party delegates and PLP MPs gave him victory over Curtis Dickinson, the former finance minister.
Walter ...
DATE: Oct 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Members of the community expressed disappointment with the "appalling“ state of Bermuda’s economy during a town hall meeting on the high cost of living, according to an economist on the panel.
Robert Stubbs, head of research at think-tank Seed Bermu...
DATE: Oct 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Curtis Dickinson has dismissed David Burt’s claims that the $376 million Fairmont Southampton deal has been done
DATE: Oct 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
David Burt has said he is “confident” of beating off tomorrow’s challenge to his leadership of the Progressive Labour Party
DATE: Oct 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Government should impose a minimum corporate tax on big business if it is serious about tackling the cost-of-living crisis.
This is the view of Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, who presented a case for such a move a...
DATE: Oct 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government has been accused of using “excuses” to avoid answering questions on a controversial programme that costs taxpayers millions of dollars.
Opposition senator Robin Tucker made the allegation after asking questions in the Upper House on th...
DATE: Oct 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Pupils in Bermuda’s first signature learning programmes feel excited and that the lessons are “authentic”, senators heard yesterday.
Owen Darrell, the junior education minister, said that attitudes were positive after the launch of the schemes at the...
DATE: Oct 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Government should reduce duty on all goods by at least 20 per cent to address the cost-of-living crisis, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union has asserted.
Chris Furbert was speaking at the first of four town hall meetings organised by ...
DATE: Oct 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan