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The Progressive Labour Party has appealed to voters to go to the polls tomorrow and promised that Covid-19 safety measures would be enforced.
David Burt, the Premier, said yesterday that safety at polling stations had been a key concern for voters in...
DATE: Sep 30, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Progressive Labour Party branded attacks over a loan to a United States music promoter a “desperate” election tactic.
A party spokeswoman said Anthony Blakey, who disappeared after taking a $800,000 loan in April 2018 to set up a music studio at ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Free Democratic Movement has promised to use green energy to reduce the cost of living in its General Election platform.
The FDM said: “Energy costs in Bermuda are prohibitive and will remain high as long as we are trapped by our dependency on fo...
DATE: Sep 30, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Whoever wins the election tomorrow will be forced to manage a struggling tourism industry.
One hotelier, who asked not to be named, said Covid-19 was “an elephant in every room” of the industry.
He said: “Our numbers for the years had looked all righ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Members of the public will be able to get a sneak preview of the new airport’s passenger terminal when its operators carry out a trial run to test its procedures.
A spokeswoman for Skyport, which runs the airport, said the organisation wanted volunte...
DATE: Sep 28, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The leader of the One Bermuda Alliance today claimed his party could attract investment to reignite the economy if successful at the General Election on Thursday.
Craig Cannonier said at a press conference the party fuelled the island’s economic reco...
DATE: Sep 28, 2020
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who went for a beer after he crashed his car into a wall was banned from the road for 18 months.
Floyd Burgess, 43, pleaded guilty to driving a car while over the legal alcohol limit and driving without a valid licence.
Magistrates’ Court heard...
DATE: Sep 26, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man enjoying a lunch break on a dock was stunned to find a message in a bottle sent more than four years ago.
Robert O’Connor said the letter inside was written in Swiss German and included a Swiss e-mail address, but appeared to have been thrown i...
DATE: Sep 26, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The leader of the One Bermuda Alliance branded the Progressive Labour Party platform on Wednesday as “smoke and mirrors” and built on unaffordable promises.
Craig Cannonier said David Burt, the Premier, had attempted to deceive the public.
He added: ...
DATE: Sep 25, 2020
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to revamp the financial assistance system is in the pipeline, the Minister of Labour announced yesterday.
Jason Hayward said that the changes, if approved by the next government, would help give assistance to people who needed it and assi...
DATE: Sep 25, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes