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Seniors and people with disabilities were today encouraged to apply for an interest free loan available since January last year following a lack of take up.
The loan to fund renovations to make homes more accessible, were implemented through a partne...
DATE: Apr 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
All Government House staff are now working remotely due to Covid-19 cases and there will be no in-person meetings in the building, it was announced today.
A Government statement said that in line with government regulations, Government House staff h...
DATE: Apr 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Government has hired a company which appears not to have a debt collection licence to manage the recovery of millions of dollars of unpaid land tax.
OARRS Inc Limited will be paid 15 per cent of “all land tax arrears recovered” according to a no...
DATE: Apr 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A dogged independent electoral candidate, singer and activist hailed as a “soldier for the common man” has died at 75.
David W. Burch was honoured in 2015 by Atlantic Publishing House run by former minister Dale Butler, who called him “a strong-wille...
DATE: Apr 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A gang-linked daytime shooting near the centre of St George’s last week in which a 22-year-old man was injured prompted a call from the Opposition for ’solutions to break the cycle’.
Cole Simons, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, said the shooting las...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A staff member at the Office of the Auditor-General has tested positive for the coronavirus.
But Heather Thomas said most staff had been working remotely since January.
Her office remains closed to walk-ins and a deep clean is now scheduled.
The news...
DATE: Mar 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Improvements in accountability are underway at the National Sports Centre after it failed to meet financial reporting obligations.
Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Sports and Recreation, spoke on developments at the centre as senators passed the ...
DATE: Mar 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Government should offer incentives to overcome vaccine hesitancy, give more clarity on unemployment benefit and give a Plan B to families and employers if schools cannot reopen on April 12 as planned, according to the One Bermuda Alliance.
The calls ...
DATE: Mar 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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A government backbencher pledged to work for unity and equality in his maiden speech in the House of Assembly.
Jaché Adams, who was elected in Pembroke West in the General Election, highlighted Bermuda’s long history of racial inequality that was bol...
DATE: Mar 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The finance minister told MPs he was “disappointed” that the Auditor-General was unable to give a clean audit for the latest financial statements of the Government’s general operating fund.
Curtis Dickinson said the Government should be “setting an e...
DATE: Mar 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell