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Unsuitable homes lead to low educational achievement and antisocial behaviour, said the Sustainable Development Roundtable as it urged Government to take its report on housing seriously.
Advisory group chairwoman Ianthia Wade issued a statement point...
DATE: Jul 17, 2012
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Shadow Transport Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin mocked Transport Minister Walter Roban for blaming the poor state of Bermuda’s ferries on salty water.
“The last I knew Bermuda is in the Atlantic, in a salty ocean,” the Paget West MP told the House ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2012
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Campaigners praised Families Minister Glenn Blakeney for breaking a six-year deadlock over debate on sexual orientation in the House of Assembly.
And they urged the Minister to press forward with legislation to reflect MPs’ desire to outlaw discrimin...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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Experts are calling for more facilities like the Sylvia Richardson care home because accommodation for seniors is approaching capacity.
The Sustainable Development Roundtable wants Bermuda Housing Trust’s mandate to be revisited, claiming it’s not aw...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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Bermuda Housing Corporation needs more power to tackle soaring house prices, the issue of vacant homes and future accommodation needs for seniors, according to the Sustainable Development Roundtable.
The advisory group wants Government to set up a po...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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Backbencher Terry Lister warned Bermuda’s children could be “cut off at the knees” as MPs passed amendments relaxing the 60-40 rule on foreign ownership.
The former Cabinet Minister said the law change — designed to help local companies attract forei...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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MPs debated a take note motion on a proposed Equality Act in the House of Assembly on Friday night, among the issues raised was the need to give homosexuals protection against discrimination. The take note motion was brought to the House by Families ...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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Mayor Kenny Bascome says St George will now take care of its own tourism agenda after criticising Government’s lack of involvement in its historic celebrations over the weekend.
St Georgians marked the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Bermuda’s fi...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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Members of the House of Assembly took on the issue of racism and the vestiges of institutionalised racism late Friday night. The take note motion submitted by Kim Swan, who was elected under the United Bermuda Party back in December last year and rei...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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Homosexuals deserve protection against discrimination but Government has no intention of allowing same sex marriage, Families Minister Glenn Blakeney said yesterday.
The Minister stressed discrimination based on sexual orientation must be outlawed in...
DATE: Jul 14, 2012
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