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United Bermuda Party leader Kim Swan told the House of Assembly: “I am challenging The Royal Gazette and calling The Royal Gazette out” on the issue of fair and balanced reporting.
Conceding that he didn’t ask the paper to “play up or glorify what I ...
DATE: Jun 19, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Justice Minister Kim Wilson has given a “snapshot” of issues raised by an independent review of the Island’s prisons, which will “pave the way for a five-year strategic plan”.
Citing security concerns, Senator Wilson said it would not be appropriate ...
DATE: Jun 19, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government was blasted as “ineffective” in the House of Assembly by One Bermuda Alliance MP Shawn Crockwell, who called it “unacceptable” that the Immigration Appeals Tribunal still hasn’t heard a single case.
However, National Security Minister Wayn...
DATE: Jun 16, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Premier Paula Cox put up a spirited defence of her good governance legislation in the House of Assembly, questioning whether the Opposition truly supported it.
Capping off a lengthy and often fiery debate on the Good Governance Act 2012, Ms Cox added...
DATE: Jun 16, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Donal Smith has been appointed Deputy Mayor of Hamilton, at the the first City meeting held by the new Corporation under Mayor Graeme Outerbridge.
The public section of the meeting was attended by about 15 people, a number of whom put suggestions to ...
DATE: Jun 06, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The One Bermuda Alliance has called on the Premier to explain reports of a physical clash between two senior Government ministers in the House of Assembly.
Witnesses informed The Royal Gazette that Progressive Labour Party Deputy Premier Derrick Burg...
DATE: Jun 05, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Politicians who try to influence the awarding of government contracts could face a $10,000 fine and a year-long jail sentence under a new bill proposed by Premier Paula Cox.
The penalties, which would also apply to contractors and public officers fou...
DATE: May 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Premier Paula Cox pledged to make “clean hands when dealing with the public purse” a hallmark of her administration.
After tabling phase two of her Good Governance legislation in the House of Assembly, Ms Cox said the tightening of the rules would en...
DATE: May 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
This is the second part of a report from the House of Assembly of a debate that was sparked when Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards brought a motion on the Statistics Department’s findings that 698 jobs were lost last year, of which 691 were expatr...
DATE: May 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards yesterday called on Government to pour resources into creating more private sector jobs to halt the decline in Bermuda’s economy.
Mr Richards expressed alarm that the number of people working for Government had su...
DATE: May 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
