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Health Minister Zane DeSilva last night apologised for using the “insensitive and incorrect” term “jewing down” in the House of Assembly.
The Progressive Labour Party MP uttered the phrase during a parliamentary debate on Friday but withdrew it minut...
DATE: Jun 22, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Deputy Speaker Randy Horton has pledged to report back to MPs on the findings of the parliamentary committee on crime before the House of Assembly adjourns for the summer.
He told the House on Friday there had been “some disquiet” about when the joi...
DATE: Jun 21, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A charity director claims the Island’s potential pensions crisis could be eased at almost no cost simply by adding a word to the Human Rights Act.
James McCulloch, treasurer of Age Concern, says it is “high time” discrimination on the grounds of age ...
DATE: May 02, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A former CedarBridge Academy teacher suing the Ministry of Education and the school’s board of governors over her mould-related ill health has lost part of her case.
Puisne Judge Ian Kawaley struck out a claim by Wendy Robinson that the Ministry fail...
DATE: Apr 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Opposition politician John Barritt is calling for backbench MPs to play a “much more meaningful and important role” and possibly get a pay rise for doing so.
The Shadow Public Administration Reform Minister claims backbenchers such as him, who earn $...
DATE: Apr 02, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
MPs last night approved more than $160 million in government overspends since 2002.
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards lambasted Government for taking so long to bring the supplementary estimates to the House of Assembly.
“Why is that we are in Mar...
DATE: Mar 29, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
There is nothing “shocking” about Bermuda’s teenagers planning to launch their careers overseas, according to Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith.
She told the House of Assembly she would expect the majority of young people at school abroad to sta...
DATE: Mar 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
MPs yesterday hammered the final nail into the coffin of the property vote, abolishing the right of business owners to cast a ballot in municipal elections.
An order allowing only residents to vote in elections held by the Corporation of Hamilton and...
DATE: Mar 26, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Premier Paula Cox admitted yesterday it was “an embarrassment” that the Department of Financial Assistance spent almost $10 million more than its $25 million budget for this fiscal year.
The Finance Minister was responding to harsh criticism in the H...
DATE: Mar 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Opposition MP Charlie Swan is proposing a state lottery to fund charities and other community groups.
The Shadow Transport Minister said in the House of Assembly this week that such a scheme could generate funding for youth, sports and arts organisat...
DATE: Mar 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
