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Councillor Keith Davis is set to pick up a Christmas bonus of around $20,000 this week, while Alderman Carlton Simmons can expect to take home more than $16,000.
The two men are the leading earners on the Corporation’s nine-man elected board, sitting...
DATE: Dec 17, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Premier Craig Cannonier has reduced the size of his Cabinet from 13 Ministers to just ten in a move that will save the taxpayer around $240,000.
At a press conference yesterday, Mr Cannonier said the changes, which take place with immediate effect, w...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Premier Craig Cannonier last night insisted that his first Cabinet shuffle will not create a friction within Government from potentially disgruntled former Ministers now booted to the backbenches
And that sentiment was supported by former Environment...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Controversial contracts signed by the Corporation of Hamilton will be scrutinised by MPs in the House of Assembly today.
The municipality signed a 262-year lease with developers in October 2012 to rebuild the city’s waterfront. But details of the dea...
DATE: Dec 06, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The One Bermuda Alliance has played down the results of a poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette which suggests the ruling party and the Premier are lagging behind the Opposition in popularity.
The survey, published yesterday, showed that Opposition ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Parliamentarians have passed two Acts updating laws to “enhance Bermuda’s tax information exchange framework” in compliance with international financial regulations.
But the Opposition warned that the amendments were further signs of a global “David ...
DATE: Dec 02, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government does have the fortitude and resolve to make tough decisions in the future, even if they prove to be unpopular, Premier Craig Cannonier has insisted.
Last week Government backtracked on its initial decision not to intervene after the Bermud...
DATE: Nov 25, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Corporation of Hamilton councillor George Scott branded Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy “a dictator and right-wing whatever” after Government introduced new rules governing the management of the municipality.
And he also warned that “there could b...
DATE: Nov 19, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Food prices are set to be reduced under a radical new Government initiative which will provide relief to thousands of households in Bermuda.
The Royal Gazette understands that Government has worked out an agreement to reduce grocery prices after work...
DATE: Nov 08, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The One Bermuda Alliance has produced a 54-point summary of its achievements since it became the Government after winning last December’s general election.
In a full-page paid advertisement on Page 3 of today’s Royal Gazette, the party says it has la...
DATE: Nov 07, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
