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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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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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Tourism
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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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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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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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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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Politics
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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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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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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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Tourism
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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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