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Employers and their staff can agree to suspend private pension contributions for a year under legislation approved by MPs yesterday.
Premier Paula Cox told the House of Assembly the National Pension Scheme (Occupational Pensions) Temporary Amendment ...
DATE: May 26, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Politicians who try to influence the awarding of government contracts could face a $10,000 fine and a year-long jail sentence under a new bill proposed by Premier Paula Cox.
The penalties, which would also apply to contractors and public officers fou...
DATE: May 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Senators yesterday locked horns for the second time in a week over the most recent crime statistics from police.
Government Senator Diallo Rabain complained in the Upper Chamber about comments made by Opposition Senate leader Michael Dunkley to VSB t...
DATE: May 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Students and others who are overseas during the next general election will be disenfranchised by not being able to vote, Senators argued yesterday.
The issue came up during a debate on the Parliamentary Election Amendment Act 2012, which will allow t...
DATE: May 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
MPs yesterday agreed to a minor increase in fees for certain kinds of driving licences.
Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox described the Government Fees Amendment (No 2) Regulations 2012 as “almost like an elephant giving birth to a flea” as the ...
DATE: Apr 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A prank involving a man tied up in a sheet and dumped on the street by his friends provoked a “frenzy” in the community but proved how police have stepped up their patrols, according to Cabinet Minister Wayne Perinchief.
The National Security Ministe...
DATE: Apr 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Tough new legislation to combat dangerous driving was approved by MPs in the House of Assembly yesterday.
The Road Traffic Amendment Act 2012 creates new traffic offences including:
n causing death or grievous bodily harm by dangerous driving;
n caus...
DATE: Apr 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Government is still in the early stages of looking into taking control of Bermuda’s commercial airspace, according to Transport Minister Derrick Burgess.
He told a press conference yesterday that everything had a planning stage and the idea was prese...
DATE: Mar 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government will spend $3 million replacing the ageing vehicles in Bermuda’s public bus fleet, Transport Minister Derrick Burgess announced yesterday.
He told a press conference the Department of Public Transportation (DPT) had been allocated the fund...
DATE: Mar 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda cannot sustain the current level of debt it is accumulating, according to opposition MP Kim Swan.
Mr Swan said yesterday that financial statements on the Consolidated Fund issued by the Auditor General on Friday made for worrying reading.
The...
DATE: Feb 20, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
