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A lawsuit has been filed against the Bermuda Police Service on behalf of Mahesh Reddy, a physician partnered with former Premier Ewart Brown at Bermuda Healthcare Services.
Dr Reddy was arrested and questioned in May, and his home searched, as part o...
DATE: Jul 30, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
On the eve of Cup Match, Michael Weeks of the Progressive Labour Party is issuing a call for the community to stay safe — and to spare a moment to reflect on the holiday’s meaning.
Amid the festivities and cricket rivalries, Mr Weeks said we should n...
DATE: Jul 27, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Tax breaks for hotel developers on staff accommodation, storage and office space have been approved by the Senate, despite strong criticism from the Opposition.
Independent senators sided with the concessions, over Progressive Labour Party reservatio...
DATE: Jul 25, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
It is likely to be a year before the Human Rights Amendment Act, turned down by the Senate, can be brought back to Parliament by Opposition MP Wayne Furbert.
Mr Furbert said he had sought three legal opinions after Thursday’s narrow 6-5 defeat in the...
DATE: Jul 16, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Trevor Moniz, the Attorney-General, misrepresented the conduct rules for barristers when he asked fellow One Bermuda Alliance MP Shawn Crockwell to avoid cases against the Government, according to independent legal council.
In resigning from the OBA ...
DATE: Jul 12, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Human Rights Commission is calling on the community to lobby senators before they debate controversial legislation aimed at strengthening marriage between a man and a woman.
Tomorrow, the Upper House will run the rule over amendments to the Human...
DATE: Jul 12, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A claim by Shawn Crockwell that the One Bermuda Alliance Government targeted his business was “incorrect”, according to Trevor Moniz, the Attorney-General.
Mr Moniz categorically denied that he ordered his former Cabinet colleague not to pursue any c...
DATE: Jul 09, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Government’s summer employment programme is helping 95 college and university students further their careers, the House of Assembly heard this morning.
Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister of Home Affairs, also told legislators that a su...
DATE: Jul 08, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A reported lost payment for buses has been blasted by Lawrence Scott, the Shadow Minister of Transport, as “irresponsibility and incompetence at its highest”.
According to a Monday report by the online news site Bermuda Real, a $300,000 advance payme...
DATE: Jun 29, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government’s disputed airport redevelopment contract is to be investigated by a Commission of Inquiry along with contentious projects of the past — such as Bermuda Emissions Control and GlobalHue.
That independent body, which held its first publi...
DATE: Jun 28, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell