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Both sides of the political divide continued to clash in the House of Assembly over the price tag of a new terminal for LF Wade International Airport.
While different administrations have recognised the need to upgrade the ageing facility for at leas...
DATE: Jun 19, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Tourism consultant Ronald Sutherland’s company Hemisphere Group was paid $305,652 between December 18, 2012, and May 31 of this year.
The news came during a fiery exchange in the House of Assembly as Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell also divulged tha...
DATE: Jun 19, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Security troubles across the Caribbean region bear similarities to issues confronted in Bermuda but on a considerably larger scale, Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy reported to the Senate.
Senator Fahy attended the one-day Caribbean/United States H...
DATE: Jun 18, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Roughly 700 people have applied for status under a provision of the Island’s immigration law that allows certain holders of Permanent Resident Certificates to seek full citizenship.
However, with only about 100 requests processed so far, six Bermudia...
DATE: Jun 18, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The naming and recognition committee for National Heroes has been likened by the Opposition to a secret society after the minister in charge, Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, declined to name members.
Ms Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister of Community, Cultural Af...
DATE: Jun 13, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislation altering the Island’s census schedule has gone back before Parliament after a minor amendment proposed by the Senate.
The recommended change in wording specifies that censuses will be held “at least once” every ten years, as opposed to “n...
DATE: Jun 12, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
About $3 million annually has been paid by the Bermuda Government for health insurance premiums covering the Bermuda Police Service in recent years.
The figures were released today by Michael Dunkley, the Premier and Minister of National Security, in...
DATE: Jun 12, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Richard Ambrosio, head of the Charities Commission, is also working directly for the Attorney-General’s chamber, giving legal and policy advice.
Trevor Moniz told the House of Assembly that Mr Ambrosio had been taken on for a year, until September 1,...
DATE: Jun 12, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Island’s census schedule is to be set to the discretion of the Bermuda Government, with the caveat that one must be held at least every ten years.
The Statistics Amendment Act 2015 received support from both sides at yesterday’s Senate, with Dial...
DATE: Jun 10, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Opposition legislation aimed at providing the needy with food has been approved by the Senate.
The Good Samaritan Food Donation Act won bipartisan support in the House of Assembly at the end of a four-hour debate in which the Government side started ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell