The Government and Opposition sparred into last night over the Budget for the coming fiscal year and the island’s way to economic recovery out of the pandemic.
It came after Cole Simons, the Opposition leader, gave the Reply to the Budget in the Hous...
DATE: Mar 06, 2021 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Government will “press on” with plans for legal cannabis cultivation despite a defeat in the Senate earlier this week.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney General, took aim at independent members of the Upper House and referred to them as “the senators ...
A drive to create business opportunities should be launched by the Government, the One Bermuda Alliance said tonight.
Cole Simons, the Leader of the Opposition and shadow finance minister, said that support was vital, particularly for the young becau...
The Opposition’s Reply to the Budget is scheduled to dominate today’s sitting of the House of Assembly.
Cole Simons, the Opposition leader and shadow finance minister, will respond to the 2021-22 Budget delivered last Friday by Curtis Dickinson, the ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Since she was a teenager Agathe Holowatinc has been passionate about nutrition.
Her first summer job was at a public library in Vancouver where she spent much of her time in the natural health section learning how food can “make you run faster, feel ...
A controversial law to legalise cannabis will be sent back to the House of Assembly after Senators voted against the bill yesterday afternoon.
The Cannabis Licensing Act, which sets out a regulatory framework for growing, selling, and using the drug,...
DATE: Mar 04, 2021 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Bermuda yesterday recorded another five Covid-19 cases, bringing the number of active cases to 21.
All of the new cases, which came from a batch of 479 test results, were classified as local transmission through contact with known cases.
The results ...
DATE: Mar 04, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Gareth Finighan
More than half a million dollars will be dedicated to support those who age out of child care, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors announced yesterday.
The allocation was one of several funds listed by Tinée Furbert, the social development...
The education budget has been cut by more than $9 million – but the minister yesterday vowed major services would still be funded.
Diallo Rabain said: “Although this figure may seem large, it is important to note that all primary programmes and servi...
Five Bermudian participants in Belco’s apprenticeship programme have been hired full-time at the power generation company.
Belco said the programme is a four/five-year initiative that includes a year-and-a-half to two-and-a-half-years of schooling. T...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local Business | AUTHOR: Business Staff
