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Walton Brown Jr, a government backbencher, former minister and longstanding member of the Progressive Labour Party, has died at the age of 59.
An activist, political observer and staunch advocate for Bermudian independence, Mr Brown, who represented ...
DATE: Oct 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The One Bermuda Alliance has a “government in waiting” with a diverse team that is ready to run the country, its leader claimed a year after he resumed the role.
Craig Cannonier believed the country is ready for him to return as Premier.
But Justin M...
DATE: Oct 07, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A rise in waste dumping fees which angered landscape gardeners has been postponed until the end of this month.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said that finance minister Curtis Dickinson had agreed to delay the increase, which he conceded was “impleme...
DATE: Oct 07, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A former chairman of the One Bermuda Alliance claimed that the party’s Shadow Cabinet stimulated little excitement among supporters.
Justin Mathias acknowledged that members of Parliament were speaking up more often but claimed residents felt this co...
DATE: Oct 07, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Cabinet ministers spent almost $140,000 on overseas trips during their second year in power, according to the Government’s online travel calendar.
The amount was about $4,800 less than the total for the previous 12 months of Progressive Labour Party ...
DATE: Oct 02, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A new Bill designed to boost the economy could displace Bermuda residents, an Opposition senator warned today.
Nick Kempe, with the One Bermuda Alliance, said that all the Economic Development Amendment Act 2019 seemed to do was “shift the shells a...
DATE: Oct 02, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Residents were asked to dig out old photographs and records that help to tell the story of Bermuda’s Parliament ahead of its 400th anniversary.
The milestone will be marked in 2020 and Dennis Lister, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, hoped member...
DATE: Oct 01, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Premier dismissed fears that some of Bermuda’s cultural hotspots could become gentrified as MPs debated a Bill designed to boost the economy.
David Burt told the House of Assembly on Friday: “We can have economic growth and economic development t...
DATE: Sep 30, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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A taxpayer-funded cruise trip to Bermuda allowed the tourism minister to investigate alleged “hanky-panky” in the industry, he told MPs.
Zane DeSilva said that technical officers insisted he took a trip from New Jersey last month that cost almost $4,...
DATE: Sep 30, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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New hotel developments subject to tax breaks can take advantage of further relief under legislation approved on Friday in the House of Assembly.
The Tourism Investment Amendment Act 2019 applies to developments The Loren at Pink Beach, Rosewood Bermu...
DATE: Sep 30, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell