Jeremy Deacon
@jezdeacon.bsky.social
Journalist from Hull, living in Bermuda. All views my own
He needs to be reminded that information produced by the Government is owned by the public, not by the Government. The people should not be charged for the information owned #Bermuda by the people. www.royalgazette.com/letters-to-t...
Let’s get about fixing Pati
“This government job would be great if it weren’t for the public”
– anonymous government employee
Dear Sir,
Season’s greetings. The honourable premier David Burt, with his background in inform...
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December 27, 2024 at 1:04 PM
He needs to be reminded that information produced by the Government is owned by the public, not by the Government. The people should not be charged for the information owned #Bermuda by the people. www.royalgazette.com/letters-to-t...
Ending Homelessness! #Bermuda www.royalgazette.com/general/news...
Whitney pupils make a house feel like Home
A group of middle school pupils helped to clean up a new shelter for homeless people as they boosted their community service hours.
The M2 students from Whitney Institute gave Home’s new shelter, on P...
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December 23, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Ending Homelessness! #Bermuda www.royalgazette.com/general/news...
Well said!! "I am begging you to put down your mobile phones and recapture the art of conversing with one another." #Bermuda www.royalgazette.com/opinion-writ...
Lost art of family conversation
As along as I can remember, Christmas has played an important part in my life.
My earliest memory is of going to St George’s to assist my parents as they decorated my grandparents’ Christmas tree and ...
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December 21, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Well said!! "I am begging you to put down your mobile phones and recapture the art of conversing with one another." #Bermuda www.royalgazette.com/opinion-writ...
I wonder what the back story is here. The numbers are pretty shocking - but why? Yes, there is a shortage of nursing home beds, but where are the families? What is it that is stopping families caring for their elderly relatives? www.royalgazette.com/health/news/...
‘Healthy’ patients occupying half of hospital beds
Almost half the hospital beds reserved for acute care are filled with people who are medically fit for discharge.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board revealed that 42 out of 90 inpatient beds in the hospital’...
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December 20, 2024 at 12:43 PM
I wonder what the back story is here. The numbers are pretty shocking - but why? Yes, there is a shortage of nursing home beds, but where are the families? What is it that is stopping families caring for their elderly relatives? www.royalgazette.com/health/news/...
Really interesting read re the corporate income tax, basically no-one has a clue about how much the revenue will be. #bermuda www.royalgazette.com/general/news...
Tax Reform Commission admits rough road ahead
Question marks over the imminent corporate income tax loomed large for the Tax Reform Commission at the group’s town hall meeting on Tuesday night.
The meeting, which drew about 50 people, heard quest...
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December 19, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Really interesting read re the corporate income tax, basically no-one has a clue about how much the revenue will be. #bermuda www.royalgazette.com/general/news...
Spot on! Remember when the Premier said Pati was being 'weaponised'? www.royalgazette.com/letters-to-t...
Make it make sense
Dear Sir,
Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when ... well, you know the rest. I am writing today about the Pati legislation. This is the “Public Access to Information” Bill which was passed unanimously...
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December 17, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Spot on! Remember when the Premier said Pati was being 'weaponised'? www.royalgazette.com/letters-to-t...
It's going to be Utopia! www.royalgazette.com/politics/new...
Premier predicts slate of tax breaks in next financial year
The Government is still on target to return a balanced Budget this year — and predicted it will have sufficient funds next year to deliver a stack of tax breaks as well as other concessions.
David Bur...
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December 13, 2024 at 4:25 PM
It's going to be Utopia! www.royalgazette.com/politics/new...
A Government senator said there have been more than 1,200 Pati requests in the past nine years, which is about 130 a year, just over two a week. Yet that is too much so, Government wants to charge. Remember when the Premier said Pati was being weaponised? www.royalgazette.com/politics/new...
Senators pass controversial changes to Pati laws
Legislation to apply fees and time limits to public access to information requests was passed in the Upper House yesterday, but only after opposition senators forced a vote on the controversial amendm...
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December 12, 2024 at 12:37 PM
A Government senator said there have been more than 1,200 Pati requests in the past nine years, which is about 130 a year, just over two a week. Yet that is too much so, Government wants to charge. Remember when the Premier said Pati was being weaponised? www.royalgazette.com/politics/new...
Some interesting stuff in this story - not least the effect potholes are having on vehicles #Bermuda www.royalgazette.com/local-busine...
Spike in car sales and service for first ten months of year
New registrations for motor cars and trucks coming on to the road have shot up 7 per cent this year, with 124 more units during the first ten months, than during the same period in 2023.
But auto gara...
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December 11, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Some interesting stuff in this story - not least the effect potholes are having on vehicles #Bermuda www.royalgazette.com/local-busine...
Totally on point. And don't forget, this will affect you as well! #Bermuda www.royalgazette.com/editorials/o...
Standing up for Pati
Long before the arrival of the Public Access to Information Act in 2015, The Royal Gazette has been established as the leading source in Bermuda for holding governments to account and for speaking tru...
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December 9, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Totally on point. And don't forget, this will affect you as well! #Bermuda www.royalgazette.com/editorials/o...
Who's right here? www.royalgazette.com/politics/new...
‘Disrespected’ Vic Ball expelled from OBA
One Bermuda Alliance leaders have been accused of “disrespect and indecency” by a former parliamentary candidate for the party.
Vic Ball also condemned the opposition hierarchy for allegedly breaching...
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December 6, 2024 at 1:35 PM
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Perhaps if government answered our questions, perhaps if information was widely available, we would not need to put in Pati requests! www.royalgazette.com/politics/new...
MPs approve charging for Pati requests
Members of the public seeking information from the Government through public access to information will have to pay $60 if their requests will take more than 16 hours to process.
Under new legislation...
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December 3, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Perhaps if government answered our questions, perhaps if information was widely available, we would not need to put in Pati requests! www.royalgazette.com/politics/new...
Ending homelessness in Bermuda! www.royalgazette.com/opinion-writ...
Community gets A+ for stepping up to end homelessness
The great strides Bermuda has made in finding a more humane and effective way to combat homelessness makes me proud of my community. The support we have had at Home from every corner of the community ...
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November 29, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Ending homelessness in Bermuda! www.royalgazette.com/opinion-writ...
Anyone still in denial? #bermuda www.royalgazette.com/environment/...
Climate risks to island detailed in newly released study
A report outlining the dangers Bermuda may face from climate change has been made public.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said that the Bermuda and Climate Change report outlined risks and...
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November 28, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Anyone still in denial? #bermuda www.royalgazette.com/environment/...
How did ever happen in the first place? #Bermuda www.royalgazette.com/court/news/a...
Taxpayers saddled with bill for ‘flawed’ case, says Mailboxes
The head of a shipping company who launched a legal challenge against the Government has applauded a court decision that ruled in his favour.
Kenny Thomson, the president of Mailboxes Unlimited, also ...
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November 27, 2024 at 6:29 PM
How did ever happen in the first place? #Bermuda www.royalgazette.com/court/news/a...
Would you get involved in politics? www.royalgazette.com/politics/new...
Bermudian to run for Labour Party in UK local by-election
A Bermudian has been selected as the Labour Party candidate for the West Thamesmead by-election in London.
Jahdia Spencer, 26, a swimming teacher who works in the Department of Culture at Southwark C...
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November 26, 2024 at 1:15 PM
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“One-bedroom apartments and studios are now virtually extinct.” www.royalgazette.com/local-busine...
‘Bermuda property market in critical condition’
Rocketing building costs have sent Bermuda’s property market into a critical state, says a veteran real-estate broker.
“There is no inventory other than in the highest price brackets,” Jane Burt, of T...
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November 21, 2024 at 7:59 PM
“One-bedroom apartments and studios are now virtually extinct.” www.royalgazette.com/local-busine...
“I can state unequivocally that I do not support the recommended increase in the salary of the Premier, and I believe that any cost of living adjustment should be across the board for all officers and members.” www.royalgazette.com/politics/new...
Premier: aspects of MPs pay rise report ‘deeply flawed’
Aspects of a report recommending the island’s politicians get a bumper pay rise are “deeply flawed”, the Premier said.
In a statement last night, David Burt also insisted that he did not support a rec...
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November 21, 2024 at 5:37 PM
“I can state unequivocally that I do not support the recommended increase in the salary of the Premier, and I believe that any cost of living adjustment should be across the board for all officers and members.” www.royalgazette.com/politics/new...
It's unusual for a JSC to be open in any way, so this has to be welcomed: www.royalgazette.com/general/news...
Cyberattack committee adds island institutions to remit
A committee investigating a cyberattack that crippled government services will also examine security in institutions across the island, its chairman said yesterday.
Lawrence Scott, who is leading the ...
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November 21, 2024 at 1:45 PM
It's unusual for a JSC to be open in any way, so this has to be welcomed: www.royalgazette.com/general/news...
Thoughts on this? www.royalgazette.com/politics/new...
Report recommends bumper pay rise for MPs
Members of Parliament could be in line for an 18.8 per cent pay rise, if a review board’s recommendations are approved.
There would also be an extra $7,000 a year as “an additional incentive to motiva...
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November 20, 2024 at 2:10 PM
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