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MPs last night approved more than $160 million in government overspends since 2002.
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards lambasted Government for taking so long to bring the supplementary estimates to the House of Assembly.
“Why is that we are in Mar...
DATE: Mar 29, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Rosewood Tucker’s Point SDO was approved yesterday paving the way for an expansion project aimed at rescuing the resort from financial ruin.
Once more the order was surrounded by controversy as, for the fourth debate in less than a month, it prov...
DATE: Mar 29, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The House of Assembly heard yesterday that a fresh era in tourism was being ushered in as a bill allowing a “critically important” $2 billion resort to be built at Morgan’s Point was approved.
Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess promised that the developm...
DATE: Mar 29, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
There is nothing “shocking” about Bermuda’s teenagers planning to launch their careers overseas, according to Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith.
She told the House of Assembly she would expect the majority of young people at school abroad to sta...
DATE: Mar 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Opposition will support legislation allowing Bermuda’s first $2 billion “destination resort” to be developed if it goes before the House of Assembly today.
The Morgan’s Point Resort Act 2011 is expected to be debated by MPs and Shadow Tourism Min...
DATE: Mar 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
MPs will today be asked to approve more than $160 million in government overspends over the last decade.
And Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards claimed last night there was no good reason why the cost overruns hadn’t been brought to the House of As...
DATE: Mar 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
An amended Special Development Order for Tucker’s Point is expected to sail through the House of Assembly today, with two-thirds of the MPs likely to vote in its favour.
The scaled-back proposal for the five-star resort made it through the Senate on ...
DATE: Mar 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermudians need to decide if they want local retail or would rather buy all but essential items overseas, according to the Chamber of Commerce’s Kristi Grayston.
The chairman of the Chamber’s retail division described the latest retail sales index, s...
DATE: Mar 26, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
MPs yesterday hammered the final nail into the coffin of the property vote, abolishing the right of business owners to cast a ballot in municipal elections.
An order allowing only residents to vote in elections held by the Corporation of Hamilton and...
DATE: Mar 26, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
MPs today hammered the final nail into the coffin of the property vote, abolishing the right of business owners to cast a ballot in municipal elections.
An order allowing only residents to vote in elections held by the Corporation of Hamilton and Cor...
DATE: Mar 25, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
