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Home affairs minister Walter Roban delivered a Ministerial Statement at the House of Assembly about the progress of the 6 megawatt solar farm at the LF Wade International Airport.
• To read Walter Roban’s statement in full, click on the PDF under “Re...
DATE: May 08, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Stanley Lowe, the former Speaker of the House of Assembly, has died. He was 82.
Mr Lowe was a Progressive Labour Party MP for Southampton East for 44 years, after being elected as a member of the “Class of ’68” which marked the beginning of the moder...
DATE: Apr 27, 2020
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Politics
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Eighty coronavirus test results have been processed today, the health minister said this evening.
The results will not be made available until doctors and patients have been informed, but Kim Wilson said they would be provided as soon as possible.
Mo...
DATE: Apr 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A total of 263 deaths was predicted yesterday in a “better-case” scenario of the possible impact of Covid-19.
David Burt, the Premier, explained that a pandemic model for Bermuda highlighted a comparison between the worst-case scenario and a “better...
DATE: Apr 18, 2020
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Politics
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A charter flight is to bring home Bermudians stranded in Britain next Friday — along with a cargo of coronavirus test kits.
David Burt, the Premier, said yesterday that some of the test kits bought by the Cayman Islands were sold on to Bermuda and ha...
DATE: Apr 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former prisons commissioner was unveiled as the new Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Lamb has been acting in the post since February 2019.
Derrick Binns, Head of the Public Service, said: “I am pleased ...
DATE: Apr 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Public servants have been warned that they will not be paid if they fail to report to work during the Covid-19 crisis after the Premier expressed his disappointment at transport workers who withdrew their labour.
David Burt said that minibus operator...
DATE: Mar 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda’s first two cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed at about 4pm yesterday, it was revealed last night.
David Burt, the Premier, said one of the two residents had travelled from Britain and the other from the United States and the cases were unconne...
DATE: Mar 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
People unemployed because of Covid-19 could be helped by an emergency unemployment benefit scheme, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport said yesterday.
Lovitta Foggo said that a task force had been set up to implement the programme.
Sh...
DATE: Mar 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Minister of Finance and the Leader of the Opposition responded to steps taken by banks to help customers financially impacted by Covid-19.
Butterfield Bank is to automatically defer all residential mortgage and personal loan payments for the next...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter