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Nandi Outerbridge and Nick Kempe have been appointed deputy chairs of the One Bermuda Alliance.
Ms Outerbridge, the St George’s West MP and House leader, and Mr Kempe, a former caucus chairman and chairman of the Bermuda Economic Development Corporat...
DATE: Jul 26, 2016
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Tax breaks for hotel developers on staff accommodation, storage and office space have been approved by the Senate, despite strong criticism from the Opposition.
Independent senators sided with the concessions, over Progressive Labour Party reservatio...
DATE: Jul 25, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s non-reliance on British government aid places it in a sturdier position post-Brexit than some Overseas Territories, Michael Dunkley has said.
The Premier spoke to The Royal Gazette from the Turks & Caicos Islands, where he is attending the ...
DATE: Jul 21, 2016
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The Premier is in the Turks and Caicos Islands this week for the UK Overseas Territories Heads of Government Pre-Joint Ministerial Council meeting.
As well as taking part in discussions about the British referendum on the European Union, Michael Dunk...
DATE: Jul 19, 2016
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MPs engaged in sometimes terse goodbyes on Friday night as the House of Assembly closed for the summer.
Sly digs, open accusations and litigation threats flew during the Motion to Adjourn, before agitated Speaker of the House Randy Horton brought mat...
DATE: Jul 18, 2016
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A Bill to protect the personal information of Bermuda residents has been passed in the House of Assembly.
The Personal Information Protection Act 2016 “captures the very latest privacy rights and principles found across the world” and “marks a pivot...
DATE: Jul 18, 2016
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Politics
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A long-running police investigation into claims of corruption against former Premier Ewart Brown has cost more than $2.2 million to date, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The amount has been disclosed after a public access to information request from th...
DATE: Jul 18, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Campaigners supporting the Bermuda Government’s Pathways legislation are calling for immigration talks to encompass those born on the island or who arrived at a young age.
The We Support Pathways Facebook group is voicing concern at Progressive Labou...
DATE: Jul 18, 2016
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Senator Michael Fahy has thanked minibus and taxi drivers who continued providing services despite a withdrawal of labour on Friday and yesterday.
Mr Fahy, the tourism and transport minister, also repeated his pledge to talk with industry figures to ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2016
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Politics
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A culture of secrecy obscures the island’s reporting of suicide figures, Parliament heard, as the latest statistics for births, marriages and deaths were tabled.
The 2015 report from the Registrar General listed 583 births, up 9 per cent from 2014; t...
DATE: Jul 16, 2016
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Politics
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