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Concerns a reform of Bermuda’s energy development structures could “open the floodgates” for outside companies have been played down by the Government.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs and Deputy Premier, told MPs yesterday that new measure...
DATE: Jun 04, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
MPs have approved a 99-year lease for a piece of land in Pembroke to support a nearby sports club.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister for Public Works, said that under the agreement, Gorham’s Ltd would receive a lease for a 0.61 acre stretc...
DATE: Jun 04, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Lavish praise has been heaped on the Queen for her platinum jubilee by David Burt, the Premier – despite the Government drawing criticism for not marking the occasion with a public holiday.
Mr Burt said the Queen displayed calm and dignity in a world...
DATE: Jun 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Royal Gazette is bringing you live updates from today’s sitting of the House of Assembly here.
MPs heard this morning about the North East Hamilton Local Plan as well as the modernisation of public service vehicles and hurricane preparedness....
DATE: Jun 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Almost one in three young Bermudian adults are unemployed, the Government admitted yesterday.
However, launching the National Youth Employment Strategy, which is aimed at dealing with the issue, Jason Hayward, the Minister of Economy and Labour, reje...
DATE: Jun 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Businesses have branded the highly controversial Travel Authorisation Form “frustrating” amid calls for the charge to be scrapped.
The comments by the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce come after the Government admitted that the $40 fee to enter the countr...
DATE: Jun 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The system used to gauge inflation will be updated next year as part of a ten-year cycle, the Labour and Economy Minister said yesterday.
Jason Hayward also rejected suggestions that the basket of goods used to weigh price increases had not been chan...
DATE: Jun 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The House of Assembly is set to return today with plans for the future of North East Hamilton.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, is expected to table the North East Hamilton Local Plan, which is intended to establish a framework for the Dep...
DATE: Jun 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Failure by the Government to follow other Overseas Territories and declare a two-day public holiday to mark the Queen’s platinum jubilee represents a missed opportunity to give workers a break, a leading union chief has said.
Chris Furbert, head of t...
DATE: Jun 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A Filipino support group called for unity and understanding within Bermuda’s Filipino community after the outcome of their homeland’s presidential election.
Evelou Mosley, a founder of the Association of the Filipinos in Bermuda, said that it was “he...
DATE: Jun 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson