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Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, has pledged to support the UK Overseas Territories in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Mr Johnson last week joined David Burt, the Premier, and representatives from other Overseas Territories at a Joint Mini...
DATE: Dec 01, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new limited duration test licence for digital asset businesses is expected to be introduced after legislation was passed in the House of Assembly last Friday.
Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said that research carried out by the Bermuda ...
DATE: Nov 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Government today announced it planned to change the Employment Act to bar long extensions to probation periods for employees.
Jason Howard said other alterations would clarify the definition of independent contractors and require employers to have m...
DATE: Nov 28, 2020
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Politics
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The Bermuda Post Office is moving forward with a public-private partnership with an international consolidation company for package forwarding and consolidation services from the US, it was revealed today.
Wayne Furbert, the Minister for the Cabine...
DATE: Nov 27, 2020
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Politics
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Britain’s Overseas Territories minister has resigned after the Conservative Party government yesterday announced it was cutting its foreign aid budget.
Baroness Sugg, who was appointed Foreign Office Parliamentary Secretary for Overseas Territories a...
DATE: Nov 26, 2020
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Politics
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Bermuda tennis lost a close friend with the passing on Monday of former New York mayor David Dinkins at the age of 93.
Mr Dinkins, whose wife Joyce died just over a month ago at the age of 89, is New York’s only black mayor to date, a post he hel...
DATE: Nov 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Lawrence Trott
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
Most homeowners will not see an increase in land tax bills next year after the Government postponed a review of property values in the wake of the Covid-19 economic crisis, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The tax is calculated on the annual rental valu...
DATE: Nov 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An “evolving blueprint” for Bermuda’s culture, and a podium for young people to have more say in government policy, are planned for the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sports in the year ahead.
Ernest Peets spoke on the Throne Speech plans laid out ...
DATE: Nov 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
