7565 results returned for search: "" category "Politics"
The public are not taking the dire consequences of failure to stick to Covid-19 rules seriously enough, an Opposition senator said yesterday.
Jarion Richardson warned that not enough attention was being paid to the mounting death toll by the pandemic...
DATE: May 28, 2020
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
A government backbencher said on Friday that there was “inconsistency” between a House of Assembly audio recording and an official written account of the sitting.
Jason Hayward claimed that “clarity” was needed about comments he made in Parliament on...
DATE: May 25, 2020
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Healgen Scientific LLC in the United States was revealed as the supplier of Covid-19 antibody tests being offered at the Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory in Southside, St David’s.
The company is a global provider of diagnostic testing systems.
The det...
DATE: May 24, 2020
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Charities mobilised as the coronavirus crisis developed and the British Government pitched in to provide medical supplies, the House of Assembly heard yesterday.
David Burt, the Premier, said Britain had sent 15,000 PCR tests for the virus, 26,000 N9...
DATE: May 23, 2020
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
The Covid-19 pandemic has made island residents more focused on Bermuda’s environment, the Deputy Premier said yesterday.
Walter Roban said: “Over the last three months, and the experience that we all have shared together, I think we are a little bit...
DATE: May 23, 2020
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
Details on the tendering of two demolitions in Hamilton were revealed yesterday in the House of Assembly by Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works.
Colonel Burch updated MPs on the work on the Allenhurst building, the rundown fo...
DATE: May 23, 2020
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A resolution to cut salaries for MPs and senators will be tabled in the House of Assembly’s virtual sitting today.
David Burt, the Premier, said on Wednesday that ministers had agreed to take a one-year 15 per cent cut.
A one-year 12.5 per cent pay c...
DATE: May 22, 2020
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Department of Youth and Sport has been hard at work to help the community during Covid-19, MPs heard today.
Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport, said in the House of Assembly that many staff have joined in to help d...
DATE: May 22, 2020
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to allow people to withdraw up to $12,000 from their private pension plans was approved by the Senate yesterday.
Vance Campbell, a government senator and the junior public works minister, said the legislation was intended to help people w...
DATE: May 14, 2020
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Wedding bells are to ring out again, but scuba diving will be banned under amendments to Covid-19 regulations.
David Burt, the Premier, told the House of Assembly on Friday that the amendments had been approved by Cabinet as he put the regulations be...
DATE: May 11, 2020
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|