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Tributes have been paid to the memory of Queen Elizabeth II during a rare joint session of the Legislature called in her honour today.
The extraordinary gathering saw just two out of 34 Progressive Labour Party parliamentary representatives voicing t...
DATE: Sep 17, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Now is not the time for the island to consider independence, said a former premier who asked the public to vote on the issue more than 25 years ago.
Sir John Swan resigned as leader of the United Bermuda Party after over 73 per cent of people who tur...
DATE: Sep 17, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
MPs and senators will gather today to offer remarks and condolences on the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Legislators will come together from 10am in a special sitting led by Dennis Lister, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, and Joan Dillas-Wright, ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A leading community group has urged the Government to speed up the distribution of financial help aimed at easing the cost-of-living crisis as some families are having to go without enough food or light.
Family Centre said it was “urgent” for the Gov...
DATE: Sep 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Government’s Travel Authorisation Form has been blasted by the Opposition as hamstringing tourism while benefiting “private enterprise”.
Susan Jackson, the Shadow Minister of Transport, said the $40 levied on travellers to Bermuda had lost the is...
DATE: Sep 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Rumblings of discontent have emerged in the One Bermuda Alliance over the leadership style of Cole Simons.
Mr Simons, at the helm of the party since November 2020 after its crushing defeat in the general election, has come under fire from some member...
DATE: Sep 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Governor declared yesterday that Monday will be a public holiday to mark the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
The move brings Bermuda in line with other Overseas Territories such as the Cayman Islands.
It was also announced that Rena Lalgie, the Go...
DATE: Sep 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Opposition has accused David Burt, the Premier, of failing to live up to government promises that he would help people to battle the cost-of-living crisis with a $15 million relief plan.
One Bermuda Alliance leader Cole Simons said payroll tax re...
DATE: Sep 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Business leaders have given a lukewarm response to the Government’s plans to implement a minimum wage next year.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, said last week that a minimum wage of between $16 and $16.40 per hour would come into effect next ...
DATE: Sep 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The late Queen is to be the focus of a special joint session of the legislature, the Government announced today.
MPs and senators will have two-and-a-half hours to offer condolences and remember the monarch’s life following her death on Thursday.
The...
DATE: Sep 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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