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Auditor General Heather Jacobs Matthews has questioned the “tone at the top” of Government after uncovering two instances of the misuse of public funds and being refused information to fully investigate them.
Mrs Matthews revealed in a scathing repor...
DATE: Jan 27, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
In early 2010, when the Bermuda Land Development Company’s board approved the payment of consultancy fees to chairman Edward Saunders and deputy chairman Pastor Leroy Bean, an approximate figure of $14,000 each was settled upon.
The two men were to c...
DATE: Jan 27, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
British Labour peer John Prescott has raised concerns in the House of Lords about Cunard registering its ships on Bermuda’s Register of Shipping.
The British cruise line switched its ships’ registration from the UK to Bermuda in October to benefit fr...
DATE: Jan 23, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Seniors who have an interest in a property will be eligible for financial aid from Government under a proposed change to the law.
Youth, Families and Sport Minister Glenn Blakeney told a meeting last night that “amendments to certain pieces of legisl...
DATE: Jan 19, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief has been on a fact-finding mission to Boston to learn more about Operation Ceasefire and other initiatives aimed at tackling gangs and gun violence.
He was there to meet with representatives from Ceasefire,...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The One Bermuda Alliance called yesterday for a “few other people” to resign over the planning appeals controversy which prompted Walter Roban to quit Cabinet.
Shadow Estates Minister Cole Simons told a press conference that Mr Roban’s resignation as...
DATE: Nov 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Walter Roban insisted yesterday he had no regrets about granting planning permission to two Progressive Labour Party colleagues in his final hours as Environment Minister.
Mr Roban, who returned to the backbenches of the House of Assembly after quitt...
DATE: Nov 19, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Emergency services dealt with four traffic accidents resulting in injury during Friday’s public holiday.
And one of the crashes has prompted an MP to call for better safety measures on the road in question.
No-one was seriously hurt in any of the acc...
DATE: Nov 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Government has postponed Monday night’s town hall meeting on the Throne Speech due to a “conflicting national event”.
The event is believed to be the Bermuda vs Barbados World Cup qualifying football game, though it wasn’t possible to confirm that wi...
DATE: Nov 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Government’s acknowledgment in this year’s Throne Speech that it regrets past mistakes is “contrition without confession”, according to One Bermuda Alliance MP Trevor Moniz.
The Shadow Attorney General called on Premier Paula Cox to detail the mistak...
DATE: Nov 07, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways