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Government’s new blueprint for the Island’s energy use is “a good start”, but thin on details, according to the Opposition.
Shadow Environment Minister Cole Simons of the One Bermuda Alliance called the 2011 Energy White Paper “long overdue”.
Mr Simo...
DATE: Jul 20, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s nine-year plan for a new energy policy was yesterday unveiled, as Government released the White Paper on Energy.
Drafting of the long-anticipated policy document began with the creation of the Department of Energy in April 2008.
Environment...
DATE: Jul 16, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government today released its nine-year plan for a new energy policy in Bermuda.
Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Minister Walter Roban unveiled the White Paper on Energy.
Achieving its goals, he said, “will be extremely demanding, and will ...
DATE: Jul 15, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Seniors have been left “languishing” at a nursing facility while repairs to one of the Island’s main rest homes have been stalled.
Shadow Minister for Seniors Louise Jackson called it “scandalous” that Lefroy House Care Community in Sandys has not be...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda has been sent a wrong message that certain people can get away with assault, according to Senator Michael Dunkley.
He said he felt compelled to speak out after a man who pleaded guilty to assault causing grievous bodily harm, received a six-m...
DATE: Jul 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Foster care at the Sunshine League could still be saved, despite its announcement that high costs are forcing it to phase out residential care.
Saying he had been “surprised and disappointed” by the news, Youth Minister Glenn Blakeney yesterday said ...
DATE: Jun 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermudians have been given a wider choice of prescription drugs, with three new countries added to the Island’s list of suppliers.
Health Minister Zane DeSilva said he hoped the cost of medications would come down in Bermuda, as a result of the amend...
DATE: Jun 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda is “a co-operative and transparent jurisdiction”, Premier Paula Cox has told members of the European Parliament.
Ms Cox was yesterday invited to address the meeting of the Economic Committee of the European Members of Parliament in Brussels.
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DATE: Jun 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
New York’s legislators are making good on a vow to force Mayor Michael Bloomberg to reveal travel details if he leaves the city for long.
Mr Bloomberg’s frequent trips to Bermuda landed him in trouble when he was out of town during a catastrophic bli...
DATE: Jun 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The United Bermuda Party’s two remaining MPs have called meetings in each of their constituencies to gauge public feeling, as well as assessing their own political futures.
Former Opposition leader Kim Swan, who says he remains determined to “serve o...
DATE: Jun 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
