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The salaries of MPs and Senators are unlikely to be increased any time soon, Premier Paula Cox has revealed.
But the Finance Minister would not say whether she will recommend to Cabinet that it order a review of the amount paid to parliamentarians, i...
DATE: Mar 25, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
UBP election candidate Jeff Sousa showed “blatant disregard” for the planning process by starting building work on his property without permission, according to the Development Applications Board.
The board considered an application by Mr Sousa for r...
DATE: Mar 24, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A church in St George held a special prayer session for one of its members who suffered life-threatening injuries in a road crash last week.
Teenager Cornell Bailey was rushed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital on March 14 after his motorcycle was ...
DATE: Mar 23, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Environmentalists have urged Government to ensure it preserves the integrity of protected natural areas at Tucker’s Point if it amends the stalled Special Development Order (SDO) and brings it back to Parliament.
Bermuda National Trust (BNT) and Berm...
DATE: Mar 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A new performance appraisal system for police will begin on April 1, Acting Police Commissioner Mike Jackman revealed yesterday.
He said Bermuda Police Service would implement a computerised performance and development appraisal system that would “pr...
DATE: Mar 23, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A new performance appraisal system for police will begin on April 1, Acting Police Commissioner Mike Jackman revealed today.
He said Bermuda Police Service would implement a computerised performance and development appraisal system that would “provid...
DATE: Mar 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Police Commissioner’s decision to get rid of five policemen from the Caribbean just two days before they were to become permanent officers with full pension rights was “conspicuously unfair”, according to the Court of Appeal.
A panel of three jud...
DATE: Mar 22, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Workers injured on the job will get more compensation under legislation passed in the House of Assembly yesterday.
The amendment to the law increases the amount payable from a maximum of $170 a week to two-thirds of a person’s earnings at the time th...
DATE: Mar 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Importing foreign newspapers into Bermuda is “no longer a viable commercial proposition” Premier Paula Cox told MPs yesterday, as she proposed customs relief for those who want to print them here instead.
The Finance Minister introduced measures to m...
DATE: Mar 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Premier Paula Cox admitted yesterday it was “an embarrassment” that the Department of Financial Assistance spent almost $10 million more than its $25 million budget for this fiscal year.
The Finance Minister was responding to harsh criticism in the H...
DATE: Mar 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
