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It would be “almost suicidal” for the Government to collect less land tax from the public after the financial hit it has incurred as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Michelle Simmons, Vice President of the Senate, said reductions in rental prices ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda cannot relax its management of Government finances despite a successful debt issue of $1.35 billion this summer, the finance minister warned today.
Curtis Dickinson told the House of Assembly that the Government took on $520 million in new l...
DATE: Dec 05, 2020
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Politics
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A Government Senator claimed yesterday that the transfer of the L Frederick Wade International Airport to a public private partnership was directly connected to the financial struggles some Bermudians are facing now.
Owen Darrell, the junior minist...
DATE: Dec 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A proposed education authority must be free from government influence, a newly appointed independent senator said yesterday.
Speaking during the Senate debate on the Throne Speech, John Wight said: “I am pleased to see the creation of an education a...
DATE: Nov 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An Opposition senator questioned how many Bermuda College students on government scholarships had graduated.
Marcus Jones, the Opposition Senate Leader, yesterday quizzed Owen Darrell, senator and Junior Minister for the Cabinet Office, Education, an...
DATE: Nov 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Plans to support children, seniors and vulnerable people were outlined yesterday when the Government vowed to “drive a movement of change” for Bermuda.
John Rankin, the Governor, said that there will also be help for those leaving the public care sys...
DATE: Nov 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An organisation designed give young people the opportunity to make their voices heard in the corridors of power yesterday appealed to political parties to stick to their promises on youth investment.
Halle Teart, the cofounder of Bermuda Youth Connec...
DATE: Oct 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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A political newcomer became an upsetter last night when he claimed a seat for the Progressive Labour Party that many assumed would stick with the One Bermuda Alliance.
Jache Adams cleaned up in Pembroke West with 368 votes against 307 for Marcus Jone...
DATE: Oct 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The three parties in a battle for power in today’s General Election have made their final pitches to the people.
Now Bermuda’s voters will get the last word on who will hold the reins of government after weeks of campaigning and the emergence of a ne...
DATE: Oct 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Election candidates from all three parties have praised Bermuda for its high level of gender diversity in the workplace.
Tinée Furbert, of the Progressive Labour Party, Gavin Smith, of the Free Democratic Movement and Daquan Scott, of the One Bermuda...
DATE: Oct 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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