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PLP Senator Jonathan Smith yesterday defended the Government’s record following claims by the Opposition that it was obstructing the Auditor General.
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards suggested in the House of Assembly on Friday that the Audit Com...
DATE: Dec 13, 2011
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Motorists caught using cell phones while behind the wheel will soon be facing fines of up to $1,000.
Senate yesterday approved the Traffic Offences Penalties Amendment Bills, introducing penalties for those caught driving while distracted.
According ...
DATE: Dec 13, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Amendments to create a one-stop career centre were approved unanimously in the Senate yesterday.
The National Training Board Amendment Act 2011 brings together the National Training Board and the career development and labour relations sections of th...
DATE: Dec 13, 2011
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Company bosses can now apply for permanent residence after Senators passed legislation aimed at encouraging international business.
The Incentives for Job Makers Bill 2011 allows senior executives who satisfy certain criteria to apply for an excepti...
DATE: Dec 13, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Motorists caught using cell phones while behind the wheel will soon be facing fines of up to $1,000.
Senators today approved the Traffic Offences Penalties Amendment Bills, introducing penalties for those caught driving while distracted.
According to...
DATE: Dec 12, 2011
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A US missionary has been given an absolute discharge in connection with gun and ammunition charges.
Egbert Haywood, 72, from North Carolina, was found with a .32 calibre pistol, four rounds of ammunition and an offensive weapon, an extendable baton, ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2011
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 46-year-old man yesterday appeared in court charged with smuggling heroin valued at $1.4 million into the Island.
Shannon Forth, 46, of no fixed abode, was charged in Magistrates’ Court with importing 483.7g of the controlled drug diamorphine and p...
DATE: Dec 10, 2011
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
School enrolment has fallen by five percent over the last ten years, according to the results of the 2010 Census of Population and Housing.
The results, released on Friday, show that enrolment at public schools has fallen by 24 percent while attendan...
DATE: Dec 10, 2011
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Corporation of St George’s and the Government have been in talks over weaknesses in a report on the possibility of widening Town Cut.
While the report recommends drastically widening the Cut to allow larger ships to reach the town, St George’s Al...
DATE: Dec 09, 2011
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Roadworks on Victoria Street has drawn the ire of area business owners furious it has cut back their business during the Christmas shopping period.
Kathy Lipp, who has owned and operated Better Health for the last three years, said business took a ma...
DATE: Dec 09, 2011
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