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Progressive Labour Party MPs Michael Weeks and Terry Lister are to defend their seats in the next general election.
Premier Paula Cox made the announcement at a press conference yesterday.
Mr Weeks, the current Minister of Public Works, is to run Con...
DATE: Apr 13, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The decision to cut a morning trip on the ferry from Rockaway to Hamilton was nonsensical, according to MP Charlie Swan.
Mr Swan, who was elected under the United Bermuda Party banner, said the promise of a rethink on the cut is encouraging, he noted...
DATE: Apr 04, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Pulling into a parking lot and stopping because he had decided he was too drunk to drive was not enough to prevent a Smith’s man from earning a $1,000 fine and one year driving ban.
Police found 32-year-old Brian Simmons asleep with his legs out of h...
DATE: Mar 30, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Progressive Labour Party will win the next election on the doorsteps of their constituents, several party candidates said last night.
Speaking yesterday at a public meeting at the Devonshire Seventh Day Adventist Church Hall, Public Works Ministe...
DATE: Mar 27, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Planning Department was allotted a budget of $3.9 million, the same as last year, and is expected to bring in more than $1 million in revenue, the Senate heard during the Budget debate.
Government Senator David Burt noted that the Department has ...
DATE: Mar 27, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Justice’s $58.5 million budget was approved in the Senate yesterday without debate.
While the budget sparked a long debate in the House of Assembly, the Ministry’s budget was allotted only a half-hour for debate in the Senate. As a re...
DATE: Mar 27, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Senate approved legislation to increase the debt ceiling to $1.45 billion, despite the objections of members of the Opposition.
Junior Finance Minister Senator David Burt told the Upper Chamber that Government was committed to prudent fiscal planning...
DATE: Mar 26, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Department of Planning continues to shorten the development application process, Environment Minister Marc Bean said.
The average time taken to process an application fell from 13.6 weeks in 2010/11 to around 12.3 weeks in 2011/12.
“This data in...
DATE: Mar 21, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government needs to create an independent risk management division to help prevent spending millions annually in insurance premiums, according to Shadow Estates Minister Cole Simons.
“Over the past three years the Bermuda Government has paid in exces...
DATE: Mar 20, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation banning upfront payment for healthcare services was passed in the House of Assembly last night, despite opposition from the One Bermuda Alliance.
Health Minister Zane DeSilva said the legislation would help the Island’s least fortunate re...
DATE: Mar 20, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
