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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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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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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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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
Progressive Labour Party backbencher Terry Lister told MPs he didn’t support the parliamentary committee system because the Opposition used it to take “cheap shots” at Government.
Mr Lister told the House of Assembly that when the joint select commit...
DATE: Feb 20, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Green campaigners have welcomed a finding from the Ombudsman that Government “acted unlawfully” by not conducting a required assessment of the environmental impact of developing Tucker’s Point resort.
Arlene Brock tabled a report in Parliament yester...
DATE: Feb 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Government is refusing to release a 16-page report on the Bermuda Land Development Company, which cost taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars.
The document was produced in 2010 by BLDC’s chairman and deputy chairman at the time, Edward Saunders and P...
DATE: Feb 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
