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Casino fees could be waived or deferred in exceptional circumstances in amended regulations approved by the House of Assembly.
David Burt, the Premier, explained that hurricanes and public health emergencies were included in the scenarios that might ...
DATE: Jul 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Measures to allow the Minister of Finance to defer taxes and compliance requirement in situations such as a pandemic have been approved by legislators.
Amendments to both the Companies Act and the Public Treasury Act were given the green light by bot...
DATE: Jul 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A meeting with hotel employees and employers to discuss the future of industry in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis is to be held, the labour minister announced.
Jason Hayward said the meeting would be the first for the national tripartite social dialo...
DATE: Jul 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Leader of the Opposition has questioned whether David Burt, the Premier will call for the resignations of two Cabinet ministers who were filmed flouting physical distancing rules.
Craig Cannonier released a statement about Zane DeSilva, tourism m...
DATE: Jul 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
MPs defended a top Bermudian scientist leading the test programme for the coronavirus after social media posters questioned the island’s run of almost two weeks without a positive result.
The support came after David Burt, the Premier, said he was di...
DATE: Jul 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Plans to boost African studies in the public school system sparked a discussion on race in the House of Assembly during the motion to adjourn on Friday.
Rolfe Commissiong, a Progressive Labour Party MP, said the move had been agreed in a party caucus...
DATE: Jul 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Plans to build 18 homes and establish one of the island’s largest conservation areas at Riddell’s Bay have received government backing.
Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier and Minister of Home Affairs, tabled a special development order in a virtual sit...
DATE: Jul 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Legislation to give businesses more time before they have to make laid-off staff redundant has been approved in the House of Assembly.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, said the amendments would help to keep Bermudians employed by protecting bus...
DATE: Jul 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Almost 160 applications for work-permit renewals were denied since Covid-19 hit the country, the House of Assembly heard yesterday.
Jason Hayward, the labour minister, who has responsibility for immigration, also listed more than 60 job categories af...
DATE: Jul 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The new municipalities minister vowed yesterday to press on with a plan to axe the corporations of Hamilton and St George.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch admitted there was opposition to the proposal to replace the local authorities with unelected qu...
DATE: Jul 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff