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E-mails sent by a senior civil servant about a taxpayer-funded payout of almost a quarter of a million dollars to protesters who shut down Parliament were withheld from the public because they were encrypted.
The messages should have been reviewed an...
DATE: Jun 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
The island’s legal avenues for marriage equality have probably been exhausted – but younger Bermudians will continue to push the issue, a human rights activist warned.
Linda Bogle-Mienzer, one of the island’s more prominent voices in support of same...
DATE: Jun 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A war of words over travel authorisation revenues and the island’s economy continued over the weekend, with the Opposition questioning the Government’s justification for changing how money earmarked for Covid-19 would be used.
But a government spokes...
DATE: Jun 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A financial support package for families struggling to deal with increases in the cost of food will be discussed by the Cabinet next week.
David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, told MPs that laws passed in 2020 but only being brought int...
DATE: Jun 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
Same-sex couples who married before a landmark Privy Council judgment will have certainty that their nuptials remain valid if legislation tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday is passed.
Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier and Minister of Home Affai...
DATE: Jun 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The labour minister has hit back at criticisms of how the inflation rate is calculated, saying that the Government “stands firmly behind” the methodology used for the Consumer Price Index.
Jason Hayward claimed rents, which account for one quarter o...
DATE: Jun 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda’s day honouring its national heroes should include a tribute to the island’s frontline workers, the Opposition leader said today.
Cole Simons added that Monday’s commemorations should come with a reflection on those who cannot “openly celebra...
DATE: Jun 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Amendments to Bermuda’s law for domestic partnerships will be tabled today in the House of Assembly after the UK Privy Council’s landmark ruling in March on same-sex marriage.
Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, will address legislators on the c...
DATE: Jun 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Premier and the Opposition leader have clashed over the escalating cost of living on the island.
The war of words began after David Burt, who is also the Minister of Finance, said inflation in Bermuda was lower than other jurisdictions in part be...
DATE: Jun 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A new video has been released highlighting how the Information Commissioner’s Office upholds the rights of those who request records under public access to information legislation.
Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez said: “When Bermudians a...
DATE: Jun 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
