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Transport Control Department officers have received “verbal confrontations and unpleasant exchanges” from driver, the House of Assembly heard today.
Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Tourism and Transport, spoke in support of TCD officers, who he said ha...
DATE: Feb 28, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Cannabis use, cultivation and sale will be legalised if legislation tabled in May is passed, the Attorney-General said yesterday.
Kathy Lynn Simmons told the Senate that the consumption of cannabis at home or in licensed premises would be permitted, ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A revitalisation programme to boost St George is needed, both candidates for a vacant seat on the Olde Towne’s corporation have said.
Colin Campbell said that St George had “for some time now suffered the ill effects of recessionary blows and loss of...
DATE: Feb 26, 2020
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Politics
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Immigration reform could be back on the agenda within weeks, the finance minister said yesterday.
Curtis Dickinson said concerns related to the thorny issue had been “front and centre” for Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security.
However, he ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2020
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Politics
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The Government’s multimillion payout on the stalled Caroline Bay development at Morgan’s Point was highlighted in last Friday’s Budget speech.
Curtis Dickinson said that $182.4 million had been borrowed to date.
However, Mr Dickinson insisted that th...
DATE: Feb 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A million-dollar plan to boost economic projects in the North East Hamilton area must have a high level of accountability, a former Progressive Labour Party minister said yesterday.
Dale Butler added that a $1 million grant to the Bermuda Economic De...
DATE: Feb 24, 2020
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Politics
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A mobile app to allow the public to compare grocery prices in different shops is to be developed, the finance minister said in the Budget speech.
Curtis Dickinson said that the Government understood that food prices were a major factor in the cost o...
DATE: Feb 24, 2020
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Politics
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The government plan to boost foreign investment by turning the 60:40 rule designed to guarantee Bermudian control of island companies on its head is doomed to failure, a former Premier predicted yesterday.
Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, said...
DATE: Feb 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
The effort to collect overdue taxes is to be stepped up, the finance minister warned yesterday.
Curtis Dickinson said a tax amnesty could also be introduced to help claw back some of the cash owed by taxpayers.
Mr Dickinson said taxpayers would be gi...
DATE: Feb 22, 2020
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Politics
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Bermuda’s new Budget has the “largest capital spending plan in a decade”, the finance minister said yesterday.
Curtis Dickinson said the financial blueprint for the year had “increased grants and contributions to invest in our communities”.
He said...
DATE: Feb 22, 2020
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Politics
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