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Legislation to wipe convictions for possession of small amounts cannabis off the records was tabled in the House of Assembly.
The Expungement of Convictions Act was designed to remove the stigma of past convictions for people who were caught with sma...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The former Minister of National Security described the fallout from the Blu Bar & Grill Restaurant controversy as one of the most difficult times of his life.
Wayne Caines and tourism minister Zane DeSilva were both forced to resign after they were c...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda is to grasp the chance to attract remote workers to the island with the launch of a special one-year residential certificate.
The Government has also laid out a welcome mat for non-Bermudian students who, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic closin...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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Politics
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The island’s casino gambling watchdog will take over responsibility for all types of betting if legislation tabled in the House of Assembly is passed.
David Burt, the Premier, said the Gaming (Transfer of Functions) Act 2020 would move supervision of...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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Politics
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The Minister of Public Works asked residents to show their support for his “adopted daughter” who MPs heard is on a “zero dollar” contract to help in the battle against Covid-19.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch told the House of Assembly on Friday tha...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Sick and disabled people will be able to vote in elections from their home, under amendments approved on Friday night.
The Parliamentary Election Amendment Bill also allows blind and visually impaired people to vote through a tactile voting device, i...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A war of words broke out between MPs over a police probe into a dairy container that carried drugs.
Derrick Burgess, the Deputy Speaker and a Progressive Labour Party member, claimed on Friday that white privilege stopped Michael Dunkley, a One Bermu...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The builders of an illegal dock in St George’s that was demolished this week showed “blatant disregard for the law”, the public works minister said last week.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch told the House of Assembly his ministry wanted to work with ...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Temporary changes to Parliamentarians’ salaries and pension contributions equated to a reduction in pay, the Minister of Finance insisted.
Curtis Dickinson dismissed a notion put forward by Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the shadow finance minister, last F...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Government was accused yesterday of withholding information about a controversial dinner party that cost two Cabinet ministers their jobs.
MPs heard yesterday that an application for 130 guests at Blu Bar & Grill Restaurant, dated June 26, was se...
DATE: Jul 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell