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Bermuda College has no long-term debt, the Minister of Education told MPs.
The news came as Diallo Rabain presented the 2018 and 2019 financial statements for the college on Friday.
Bermuda College had assets in excess of $23.86m and total liabiliti...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Legislation to allow cannabis convictions to be removed from the record was approved in the House of Assembly on Friday.
But Ministers warned that the amendments would probably not remove Bermudians from the United States “stop list”, which makes it ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Borrowers are to get greater protections, with rules governing lenders set to be toughened.
Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, described examples of how struggling borrowers had fallen foul of questionable lending practices amid a lack of regul...
DATE: Jul 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Fifteen pieces of legislation will be up for debate in the House of Assembly today as Members of Parliament meet for the last time before the summer break.
A Bill to raise the debt ceiling is among the items to be debated. If passed, the amendment to...
DATE: Jul 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
A prototype for the phasing out of middle schools was unveiled in parliament today.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, outlined “sweeping positive changes” for a two-tier education system along with the introduction of signature schools.
Mr ...
DATE: Jul 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Legislation to wipe convictions for possession of small amounts cannabis off the records was tabled in the House of Assembly.
The Expungement of Convictions Act was designed to remove the stigma of past convictions for people who were caught with sma...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda is to grasp the chance to attract remote workers to the island with the launch of a special one-year residential certificate.
The Government has also laid out a welcome mat for non-Bermudian students who, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic closin...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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The island’s casino gambling watchdog will take over responsibility for all types of betting if legislation tabled in the House of Assembly is passed.
David Burt, the Premier, said the Gaming (Transfer of Functions) Act 2020 would move supervision of...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Cabinet appointments to the national security and tourism and transport portfolios will go ahead today.
The replacements for Wayne Caines and Zane DeSilva, who both quit Cabinet last week over a public breach of Covid-19 health restrictions, were exp...
DATE: Jul 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
New Cabinet appointments for the portfolios of national security as well as tourism and transport are expected at Government House today.
It comes in the wake of David Burt, the Premier, “inviting” Wayne Caines and Zane DeSilva to quit their minister...
DATE: Jul 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell