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“Changes are coming”, potentially at the board level, for the island’s independent tourism overseer, Zane DeSilva warned the House of Assembly on Friday night.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority was blasted for its 2019 statistics showing record tourism n...
DATE: Feb 17, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislation covering Bermuda for Britain’s departure from the European Union was passed in the House of Assembly on Friday.
David Burt, the Premier, said that the EU Withdrawal (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020 would “ensure continuity now that t...
DATE: Feb 17, 2020
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Politics
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A move to rename the second day of Cup Match in honour of abolitionist Mary Prince has been approved by the House of Assembly.
The Public Holidays Amendment Act will change Somers Day to Mary Prince Day. Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Communi...
DATE: Feb 17, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bill promoting Bermuda as a “landing hub for transatlantic submarine cables” carrying internet and telecommunications has won approval from both parties in the House of Assembly.
Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier, said on Friday that the “one-stop s...
DATE: Feb 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Young people are to get the chance to voice their views to the Premier at a public meeting next week.
David Burt said he had gauged interest in the event on his Twitter feed before he announced it will take place on Tuesday from 5.30pm.
The “open con...
DATE: Feb 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Ministry of Public Works, delivered a ministerial statement about the Government’s partnership with Belco on co-ordinated road trenching.
• To read Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch’s ministerial statement in full, cl...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
National security minister Wayne Caines updated MPs with a ministerial statement about Bermuda’s first coastguard unit, which was launched in the West End earlier this month.
• To read Wayne Caines’s ministerial statement in full, click on the PDF un...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Heritage Month will have the theme “We are Bermudian” to help the Government promote the island’s cultural identity.
Cultural affairs minister Lovitta Foggo urged people to reflect on their commonalities throughout the month of May.
She told the Hous...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A new programme in Bermuda’s schools will help children develop their reading skills.
Education minister Diallo Rabain said teachers had been trained on the Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum, which has been introduced to preschool, P1 and P2 cla...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Progressive Labour Party has pledged to give the public the chance to help shape its agenda.
The party has launched PLP Listens, where the public can suggest policy ideas that can be carried out the second half of its five-year term in government...
DATE: Feb 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff