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A former consultant to two Premiers has hit back at House of Assembly claims he gained $450,000 from Government contracts.
PLP Human Affairs spokesman Rolfe Commissiong said the cash covered five years for work as a consultant to former Premiers Dr E...
DATE: Jun 21, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
MP Walton Brown has accused Finance Minister Bob Richards of misrepresenting his income from Government contracts.
Mr Brown spoke out after Mr Richards said in the House of Assembly that Mr Brown had benefited from a $770,000 contract — a statement h...
DATE: Jun 18, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A probe into a $300,000 donation to the 2012 One Bermuda Alliance election campaign is still underway — four weeks after it was suggested the party would make a statement before the end of May.
“The investigation is still active and ongoing,” said OB...
DATE: Jun 18, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A Government MP should not be sitting in the House, Opposition MP Walton Brown has said.
Mr Brown said that — according to legal opinion — One Bermuda Alliance backbencher Jeff Sousa should be disqualified due to a failure to disclose Government cont...
DATE: Jun 09, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A motion of censure against two Government MPs involved in the Jetgate row has been tabled in the House of Assembly.
Opposition leader Marc Bean gave notice that he intended to move a motion next week asking MPs to discipline Tourism Minister Shawn C...
DATE: May 31, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Opposition leader Marc Bean yesterday said he would bring a motion of censure against two OBA MPs for their role in the Jetgate row.
The PLP leader spoke during a mud-slinging and heated motion to adjourn.
Mr Bean said that the motion would seek to c...
DATE: May 24, 2014
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Politics
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Opposition will not let up in its attacks on Government over the ‘Jetgate’ affair, PLP leader Mark Bean said yesterday.
And Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell as well as Senator Michael Fahy should be dumped by the OBA, according to Mr Bean.
Mr Cro...
DATE: May 23, 2014
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Michael Dunkley has no intention of dwelling on the past, even if the Progressive Labour Party insists on doing so.
The Premier is likely to face a baptism of fire in the House of Assembly today, his first session as the new leader of the One Bermuda...
DATE: May 23, 2014
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Politics
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Opposition Leader Marc Bean has called on Attorney General Marc Pettingill and Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell to follow ex-Premier Craig Cannonier and quit their jobs.
Mr Bean said both Ministers shared the blame for the Jetgate row, which on Monda...
DATE: May 21, 2014
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The writing was on the wall for Premier Craig Cannonier last night as his MPs failed to rally behind their embattled leader.
Most MPs spoken to by The Royal Gazette took a “wait and see” approach as party chiefs carried out an internal investigation ...
DATE: May 20, 2014
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor