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Government will carry out engineering work at Mill Creek to bring an end to years of flooding problems — but has asked land owners to pay for related road improvements .
The road will be raised, the drainage capacity of the creek's sluice gate will b...
DATE: Mar 24, 2010
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The Progressive Labour Party has won comfortably in Pembroke Central at each of the past two General Elections.
However, with a higher proportion of whites than any other PLP seat in Pembroke, Constituency 17 is not considered a stronghold, and was o...
DATE: Mar 24, 2010
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Living near Belco is like "being stuck at the back of a very badly maintained bus", according to Pembroke Central resident James Hallett.
Mr. Hallett says the oily emissions from the power plant are the bane of his life whenever the wind blows toward...
DATE: Mar 24, 2010
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MPs will have the right to invite the public into their committee meetings following a change in House of Assembly rules given the provisional go-ahead yesterday.
It means groups like the Public Accounts Committee — which checks whether taxpayers' mo...
DATE: Mar 23, 2010
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Premier Ewart Brown yesterday told Bermuda's MPs they don't have the expertise to solve the Island's spiralling gun problems.
Dr. Brown was reacting to backbencher Randy Horton's suggestion that politicians from all sides should get together to pool ...
DATE: Mar 23, 2010
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Pembroke MP Ashfield DeVent yesterday called on Bermudians to stop marching through his back of town constituency — and do something that really makes a difference instead.
Mr. DeVent said marchers are doing nothing to prevent the gun violence which ...
DATE: Mar 23, 2010
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MPs will have the right to invite the public into their committee meetings following a change in House of Assembly rules given the provisional go-ahead yesterday.
It means groups like the Public Accounts Committee — which checks whether taxpayers' mo...
DATE: Mar 23, 2010
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Former United Bermuda Party Leader Wayne Furbert yesterday completed his switch to the Progressive Labour Party, telling the public: "My contribution must be to help our Government succeed."
Delivering a personal explanation to the House of Assembly ...
DATE: Mar 20, 2010
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Former United Bermuda Party Leader Wayne Furbert will today cross the floor of the House of Assembly to join his old rival the Progressive Labour Party.
But a frosty welcome for the long-serving politician appeared in store from some backbenchers spe...
DATE: Mar 19, 2010
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Wednesday night's backbench rebellion is just a taste of things to come for Premier Ewart Brown this summer, according to a host of Government MPs.
Backbenchers are said to be ready to emulate Randy Horton and Wayne Perinchief by voting down any of D...
DATE: Mar 19, 2010
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