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Greater clarity is urgently needed on stalled plans for the massive $376 million revamp of the Fairmont Southampton, the Opposition has demanded.
One Bermuda Alliance leaders called for the Government to push on with some sort of financial guarantee ...
DATE: Mar 21, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Plans to turn the Corporations of Hamilton and St George into quangos look likely to go ahead after a Court of Appeal ruling
DATE: Mar 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A temporary freeze on gas and diesel prices and a review to try and cut the cost of fuel was yesterday announced by the Premier.
David Burt, who is also the finance minister, pledged to try and reduce fuel costs next month against a backdrop of a cos...
DATE: Mar 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Friends and family said farewell to former MP Darius Tucker yesterday in a funeral service at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Hamilton.
Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier, and Cole Simons, the Leader of the Opposition, both attended the servi...
DATE: Mar 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Children in care will get a say in decisions made about their welfare if a new advisory council gets the go-ahead, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors said yesterday.
Tinée Furbert told MPs: “The innovative proposed enhancements take into ...
DATE: Mar 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Car licence fees will be cut from April 1 after legislation was passed in the House of Assembly tonight.
Drivers will see the cost of an annual vehicle licence cut by 10 per cent after MPs backed the Motor Car Amendment Act 2022.
The amendment, pres...
DATE: Mar 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Solar power installations across the island are to be funded by a boost to the home affairs budget.
Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, said the $1 million increase, which will take his budget to $18.7 million, would help to create a secure and ...
DATE: Mar 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A winding-down of a short-term economic stimulus programme put in place to deal with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is being looked at by the Government.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said more than $6 million of ...
DATE: Mar 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Alison Crocket, the Deputy Governor, will step down at the end of April and will be replaced by British diplomat Tom Oppenheim
DATE: Mar 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Municipal elections are to be delayed by a year after the House of Assembly backed a legal change.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, tabled an amendment to the Municipalities Act 1923 in the House of Assembly.
He acted bec...
DATE: Mar 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan