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Fifty staff at bars, nightclubs and members’ clubs who lost their jobs because of Covid-19 restrictions should get their benefits from the Government this week, the finance minister said last night.
Curtis Dickinson said at a press conference that a ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Art pieces to commemorate a historic protest held in solidarity with the global Black Lives Matter Movement will be installed across Hamilton.
The City of Hamilton and the Bermuda National Gallery have thrown their weight behind the Peaceful Art Prot...
DATE: Dec 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Senators rubber-stamped a number of Government bills during a brisk, virtual session of the Upper House yesterday morning.
Streamlining and improved efficiency were the themes of three Acts that were given their second and third readings before being...
DATE: Dec 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Supporters of ousted US President Donald Trump plan a ’victory’ cruise to Bermuda, despite last month’s loss to challenger Joe Biden, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The organiser of the four-day trip runs a website called The Patriot Voice.
The trip ...
DATE: Dec 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island’s new Governor was sworn in yesterday at a closed event at Government House.
Rena Lalgie said: “It is a privilege to have begun my service as Governor of Bermuda.
“My family and I look forward to settling into Bermudian life.”
Ms Lalgie, t...
DATE: Dec 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly has launched an attack on the last Governor and police service and compared them to a lynch mob.
Derrick Burgess said reports that Ewart Brown, a former Progressive Labour Party premier, was to face corrup...
DATE: Dec 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A licensing regime for cannabis sales and production – with a range of fees and restrictions - will be introduced if proposed legislation is approved.
The Cannabis Licensing Act 2020, tabled in the House of Assembly on Friday, was designed to remove ...
DATE: Dec 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Trade Union Congress has backed trades union opposition to legislation designed to give non-members a vote to end representation.
Dwight Jackson, the BTUC general secretary, said the BTUC wished to “echo the sentiments” of Chris Furbert, ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
New laws to outlaw drink driving on the water have been approved by the House of Assembly.
The new requirements for private boats also included stricter blood alcohol limits for the operators of recreational vessels.
Lawrence Scott, the transport min...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Unionised workers could strike if the Government moves forward with controversial labour reforms to be debated tomorrow in the House of Assembly.
Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert warned at a press conference today that if Jason Hayw...
DATE: Dec 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell