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The House of Assembly is expected to hear about status of the stalled Ritz-Carlton Caroline Bay hotel resort at Morgan’s Point in Southampton.
A statement on the development will be given this morning by Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance.
A c...
DATE: Jun 07, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Fintech training has been taken up by hundreds of Bermudians, David Burt told the House of Assembly this morning.
The Premier said more than 300 registered for training, launched in January, while 130 completed introductory courses. Eighty took part ...
DATE: Jun 07, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s emergency agencies are prepared for the threat of major storms as the hurricane season gets under way, Wayne Caines told the House of Assembly today.
Mr Caines, said he had chaired a meeting of the Emergency Measures Organisation Executive ...
DATE: Jun 07, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Tourism minister Zane DeSilva described the announcement of the Bermuda Championship, the island’s first mainstream PGA Tour event, as “a very exciting development for sports tourism”.
To read Zane DeSilva’s statement to the House of Assembly in full...
DATE: Jun 07, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Ascendant Group sale must be approved under ministerial directions, home affairs minister Walter Roban said today.
Mr Roban told the House of Assembly the Regulatory Authority must give consent to the licence transfer of the utility group, which ...
DATE: Jun 07, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
National security minister Wayne Caines provided an update on the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s involvement with Exercise Trade Winds in the Domincian Republic.
• To read Wayne Caines’s statement in full, click on the PDF under “Related Media”
DATE: Jun 07, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The selection of consultants and advisers for the Premier, Opposition leader and ministers is to be set in law in a Bill passed on Friday by MPs.
It came under fire from the Opposition as enabling ministers to appoint themselves an “entourage”.
But D...
DATE: Jun 03, 2019
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Politics
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Increasing the retirement age to 70 could reduce the need for immigration as a growth strategy, David Burt said on Friday.
The Premier told the House of Assembly: “Those who simply say we need more people living and working in Bermuda do a disservice...
DATE: Jun 03, 2019
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Politics
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The Member of Parliament in charge of a committee set up to save Government cash and improve efficiency was paid $5,000 a month for a year, the House of Assembly heard yesterday.
Wayne Furbert, made the Cabinet Office minister in April after a stint ...
DATE: Jun 01, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government could take over land to grant public access to a beach cut off by private property, the public works minister said yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said the Government would step in over a long-running controversy at Gibbet Is...
DATE: Jun 01, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell