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Senators have voted to change legislation that enshrines in law the chance for Cabinet ministers to appoint experts and political advisers.
Nick Kempe, of the One Bermuda Alliance, moved an amendment to the Premier, Ministers and Opposition Leader Pe...
DATE: Jun 13, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Three projects, including a vertical farming facility and a start-up internet provider, could be in line to benefit from the $88 million Bermuda Infrastructure Fund, it was revealed yesterday.
More than a year after the scheme was launched, it has ye...
DATE: Jun 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Findings from an investigation into Bermuda’s child protection agency are prevented by law from being released, senators heard yesterday.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, said legislation meant the report of an ...
DATE: Jun 13, 2019
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Politics
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CURB applauds the announcement by the Premier, The Hon. David Burt, on the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the historic losses of citizens’ property in Bermuda.
This is a historic and important announcement and a part of what CURB sees ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2019
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Politics
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Press Release
Dockyard now boasts 90 per cent occupancy of its buildings, and saw a “record” 20 per cent surge in business sales this April over the previous month.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, told the House of Assembly on Friday ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Ministerial questions from the House of Assembly on Friday, June 7
Question to Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, on the West End Development Corporation
Susan Jackson, the Opposition Whip and Shadow Minister of Government ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2019
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Politics
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Bermuda’s limit of one car per household should be relaxed to allow more people to drive minicars instead of motorcycles, MPs heard on Friday.
Opposition MPs raised the issue during the debate over the Green Paper on Transport.
Cole Simons, Shadow Mi...
DATE: Jun 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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The Minister of National Security defended the work he is doing for the Department of Corrections in the House of Assembly on the same day that prison officers marched in protest of pay and working conditions.
Wayne Caines spoke during the Motion to...
DATE: Jun 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Prison officers picketed the House of Assembly yesterday as part of an industrial dispute over pay and conditions.
Timothy Seon, the president of the Prison Officers Association, said in a Bermuda Broadcasting Company interview that no formal pay off...
DATE: Jun 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda's “historic wrongs” that deprived citizens of property are to be investigated by a commission of inquiry, David Burt announced yesterday.
The Premier told the House of Assembly that some victims might have died, along with “those who committe...
DATE: Jun 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell