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A newlywed senator was unveiled yesterday as the One Bermuda Alliance candidate for the Pembroke Central by-election.
Opposition leader Craig Cannonier announced that Dwayne Robinson will run for Constituency 17 against Jason Hayward on November 21....
DATE: Nov 06, 2019
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Legislation to draw a legal line between cannabis and hemp has been passed by the House of Assembly.
The Misuse of Drugs (Hemp) Amendment Act 2019 amended the Misuse of Drugs Act 1972 to create a distinction between cannabis and hemp to allow for th...
DATE: Nov 06, 2019
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Politics
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The public is advised of the following information in advance of Nomination Day, which is tomorrow, November 7, 2019.
Bye-election Constituency #17 Pembroke Central:
Nomination day for the bye-election for constituency #17 Pembroke Central will tak...
DATE: Nov 06, 2019
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Politics
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Press Release
An e-mail that appeared to be from David Burt has asked Progressive Labour Party members to stick together after an internal rift over candidate selection for a by-election was revealed last week.
The Premier said branch chairmen should unite to hel...
DATE: Nov 05, 2019
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More than 730 employers or self-employed are behind with pension contributions at the end of 2017, the House of Assembly heard on Friday.
But Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, said 106 “compliance meetings” had been held with people behind on p...
DATE: Nov 05, 2019
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Politics
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An autobiographical book by a controversial former Bermuda premier will be unveiled tonight.
Ewart Brown’s Whom Shall I Fear? Pushing the Politics of Change will be launched at St Paul AME Church’s Centennial Hall in Hamilton from 5pm to 7pm.
The 4...
DATE: Nov 05, 2019
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Politics
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Retired Puisne Judge Norma Wade-Miller will head an investigation into alleged land grabs.
David Burt, the Premier, announced the members of the Commission of Inquiry at the House of Assembly yesterday.
A motion to set up an inquiry was tabled by lat...
DATE: Nov 02, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
David Burt, the Premier, announced that Jason Hayward, president of the Bermuda Public Services Union, will stand in the seat after the sudden death of sitting Progressive Labour Party MP Walton Brown last month.
Mr Hayward said that the circumstance...
DATE: Nov 02, 2019
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Politics
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Legislation to increase Bermuda’s debt ceiling is expected to be debated today in the first sitting of the new session of the House of Assembly.
The Government Loans Amendment (No 2) Act, tabled in September, will increase the debt ceiling by $250 mi...
DATE: Nov 01, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The national security minister called for the reinstatement of a working group on climate change.
Wayne Caines spoke at the House of Assembly after a forum held in Bermuda heard that small islands could feel climate change before other locations.
The...
DATE: Nov 01, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell