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There was no October surprise for David Burt as he handily fended off a challenge for the leadership of the Progressive Labour Party by Curtis Dickinson, the former finance minister.
Mr Burt, the Premier, and Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier, were ch...
DATE: Jan 01, 2023
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Britain blocked legislation passed in the House of Assembly to create a framework for regulating a cannabis industry on the island.
Rena Lalgie, the Governor, said she was “instructed” by the British foreign secretary to refuse Royal Assent to the Ca...
DATE: Jan 01, 2023
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Covid-19 regulations began to relax in August as the pandemic’s spread began to slow down in Bermuda.
Unvaccinated travellers, who were originally denied entry to the island, were finally allowed to visit starting August 22.
The four-day quarantine a...
DATE: Jan 01, 2023
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Dame Flora Duffy took gold at the Commonwealth Games as Bermuda’s super-athlete again proved her world class status.
Meanwhile, at home, July saw the Government try to respond to the growing cost of living crisis on the island after increasing pressu...
DATE: Jan 01, 2023
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Shaun Connolly
The economy dominated front page headlines throughout June, as families on modest means began to struggle against a tide of runaway inflation and unemployment.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of the Economy and Labour, delivered a bleak statistic at the ...
DATE: Jan 01, 2023
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Gareth Finighan
A peaceful Southampton neighbourhood was rocked on the evening of May 2 by a violent explosion in an apartment building, which took the lives of a married couple and sent three others to hospital.
The blast extensively damaged the building at Hilltop...
DATE: Jan 01, 2023
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two fatal shootings within days of each other shocked the community and sparked a number of anti-violence events throughout the month.
The first week of April was marred by violence as two young men lost their lives in the attacks.
On April 5, there ...
DATE: Jan 01, 2023
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The lengthy legal campaign by same sex marriage advocates to overturn a ban on the unions ended in defeat when Bermuda’s highest court ruled the ban by Parliament was constitutional.
Campaigners vowed to continue to fight the legislation, which made...
DATE: Jan 01, 2023
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
February came with a shiver on the 14th with the resignation out of the blue of Curtis Dickinson as the Minister of Finance.
The move roiled the Progressive Labour Party government right at the home stretch to the 2022-23 Budget.
A congenial figure, ...
DATE: Jan 01, 2023
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than 20 months after it first hit Bermuda’s shores, Covid-19 continued to disrupt life on the island when an outbreak and US testing requirements culminated in “chaos“ for travellers.
A source said they saw between 50 and 100 people who needed a...
DATE: Jan 01, 2023
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
