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Former deputy Premier Derrick Burgess has reiterated to the Commission of Inquiry that he did not know that “friends and family” of his and Ewart Brown had acquired interests in a company awarded a $70 million government contract.
Mr Burgess has subm...
DATE: Dec 22, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
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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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
An elevator at a government-owned nursing home for seniors has been broken since May leaving residents “stuck” in their rooms, it was alleged in Parliament yesterday.
Opposition Senator Renee Ming told the Upper House that the lift was broken at the ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
National security minister Jeff Baron said yesterday that Bermuda’s recidivism rate was falling and at an “all-time low”, describing it as a measure of the success of prison rehabilitation programmes.
The government senator told the Upper Chamber tha...
DATE: Nov 16, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Senator Jeff Baron has accused new Opposition leader David Burt of giving election “platitudes” which the public won’t buy in his Reply to the Throne Speech.
The national security minister questioned how Mr Burt could say people of any sexual orienta...
DATE: Nov 16, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Michael Dunkley has accused a union leader of “irresponsible” comments about this year’s Throne Speech.
The Premier said during a live online question- and-answer session with readers of The Royal Gazette that he did not think Mike Charles, general s...
DATE: Nov 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A long-running police investigation into claims of corruption against former Premier Ewart Brown has cost more than $2.2 million to date, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The amount has been disclosed after a public access to information request from th...
DATE: Jul 18, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
David Burt has accused the Bermuda Government of being “either tone-deaf or stupid” when it tried to “push down the throats of this country” the Pathways to Status Bill.
The acting Opposition leader told The Royal Gazette the proposals that sparked p...
DATE: Jul 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Same-sex marriage is not “culturally acceptable” and will not happen in Bermuda because the people do not want it, says the acting Opposition leader.
The same applies to civil unions, David Burt told The Royal Gazette, revealing that he is opposed to...
DATE: Jul 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
David Burt has revealed his long-term intentions for the leadership of the Progressive Labour Party.
“There is no vacancy in the leadership at this time, so it’s not something to discuss,” he told The Royal Gazette during an exclusive interview. “But...
DATE: Jul 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways