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Knocking down the dilapidated but historic Victoria Row homes has cost $331,400, with asbestos abatement included, public works minister Craig Cannonier told the House of Assembly this morning.
While in Government, the Progressive Labour Party faced ...
DATE: May 27, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Government’s online portal has cost $600,000 to be updated, Michael Dunkley told MPs today.
The Premier said the transfer of most data from the former site is likely to take until the end of the calendar year, partly because different wri...
DATE: May 27, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Former home affairs minister Michael Fahy told The Royal Gazette he took no relief in handing over responsibility for immigration, once described as the “third rail” of Bermudian politics.
“I say that obviously with some sense of regret, in that we w...
DATE: May 14, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Senator Jeff Baron, Sylvan Richards and Cole Simons have been added to the One Bermuda Alliance Cabinet as part of a major shake-up.
Senator Michael Fahy, who received intense criticism during the Pathways to Status protests this year, has handed ove...
DATE: May 14, 2016
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Businessman Henry Talbot, who with his wife Eunice ran the family company Talbot Enterprises, has died at the age of 84.
Mr Talbot was a long-time supporter of the Progressive Labour Party, whose Acting Deputy Leader, Walter Roban, issued a statement...
DATE: May 14, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The fresh deck of ministers in the new One Bermuda Alliance Cabinet includes a promotion for Jeff Baron and a new portfolio for Patricia Gordon-Pamplin.
Meanwhile, Kenneth Bascome, now Junior Minister for Tourism, said he looked forward to following ...
DATE: May 14, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Michael Dunkley said Bermuda marked an historic occasion yesterday as he signed a memorandum of understanding in the Azores with Vasco Cordeiro, President of the autonomous region.
The Premier said the trip also enabled him to discuss practical measu...
DATE: May 04, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Michael Dunkley has acknowledged that Bermuda’s “temperature is a bit higher than I would like it to be”, but attributes much of the island’s political discord to electoral fever.
“Political tension in a community is always based on where you are in ...
DATE: May 02, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Michael Dunkley has said he intends to announce a change to Cabinet before the resumption of Parliament next month.
The Premier also told The Royal Gazette that the House of Assembly’s summer session would begin on May 20, a delay of one week.
“Obvio...
DATE: Apr 29, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Progressive Labour Party MP Zane DeSilva delivered a spirited defence of his links to the Port Royal Golf Course development at the latest meeting of the Public Accounts Committee.
“There’s no doubt in my mind that we have got value for money,” Mr De...
DATE: Apr 28, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell