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Craig Cannonier, the former Premier, has broken his silence on a possible challenge for the leadership of the One Bermuda Alliance by saying that Michael Dunkley has his support.
“I have not challenged the Premier and I do support him,” he said in a ...
DATE: Dec 09, 2016
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Michael Dunkley claimed yesterday that the “tactics” used by those who organised last Friday’s protest outside Parliament were “not acceptable in Bermuda” and urged reporters to investigate further.
The Premier told a press conference: “I believe tha...
DATE: Dec 09, 2016
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The release of paedophile John Malcolm “Chalkie” White has exposed a “fantastically flawed system”, according to a leaked e-mail from Senator Jeff Baron.
Mr Baron, the Minister of National Security, likened himself to a janitor mopping up the mess le...
DATE: Dec 08, 2016
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A 75-year-old woman who was pepper-sprayed at Friday’s protest outside Parliament, described her fear yesterday at the response of riot police, claiming officers “treated us like a bunch of dogs”.
Great-grandmother Marie Smith told The Royal Gazette:...
DATE: Dec 07, 2016
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Randy Horton told yesterday how “appalled” he was at the scenes that unfolded outside the House of Assembly on Friday and admitted he “probably should have moved faster” to adjourn that day’s parliamentary proceedings.
The Speaker of the House told T...
DATE: Dec 07, 2016
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The fate of the governing One Bermuda Alliance appeared to hang in the balance this weekend after two MPs mulled leaving the party to become independents after a crackdown on protests outside Parliament.
The Royal Gazette understands that OBA members...
DATE: Dec 03, 2016
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The Commission of Inquiry will not come to any conclusions on whether criminal activity occurred within the government during the years covered by its investigation into the mishandling of public funds.
The final public hearing of the tribunal was to...
DATE: Dec 02, 2016
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Former Attorney-General Mark Pettingill said yesterday that a newspaper advertisement taken out by a group opposing same-sex marriage was “totally inappropriate” in light of ongoing legal proceedings.
Preserve Marriage paid to place the half-page adv...
DATE: Dec 01, 2016
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Ewart Brown’s lawyer told the Commission of Inquiry yesterday that if a “rule or two had to be bent” in the awarding of government contracts it had “nothing to do with corruption or backhanders” and “everything to do with redressing the balance”.
Jer...
DATE: Dec 01, 2016
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Ewart Brown will not have to answer questions from the witness box at the Commission of Inquiry.
The former Premier was issued a subpoena requiring him to appear today but his lawyer Jerome Lynch, QC, yesterday successfully argued his right to claim ...
DATE: Nov 30, 2016
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