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Premier Ewart Brown was defeated in a heated House of Assembly vote last night, after two backbenchers condemned his bill entitling Deputy Premier Paula Cox to a pay rise.
Randy Horton and Wayne Perinchief both spoke out against the legislation, whic...
DATE: Mar 18, 2010
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Former United Bermuda Party Leader Wayne Furbert is tomorrow set to join the Progressive Labour Party, according to sources in the PLP.
Mr. Furbert — an Independent MP since quitting the UBP in December 2008 citing frustration at its failure to refor...
DATE: Mar 18, 2010
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St. David's has produced some tight races at General Elections, with neither the Progressive Labour Party nor the United Bermuda Party able to dominate at the polls.
At the last election in December 2007, PLP newcomer Lovitta Foggo beat Suzann Robert...
DATE: Mar 17, 2010
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Bermuda's schoolchildren should reap the benefits from being taught more about their local history, according to Government MP and former educator Lovitta Foggo.
Ms Foggo says the older generation was "cheated" because in years gone by schools focuse...
DATE: Mar 17, 2010
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The winter storms that battered the Island last month couldn't have worked out much better in one respect for St. David's Islanders — they shut down the Causeway for a day.
It meant residents of Bermuda's "tenth parish" got to spend the day just like...
DATE: Mar 17, 2010
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Deputy Premier Paula Cox yesterday pledged to turn down a 50 percent pay rise she'll be entitled to under a change of law.
MPs are today set to discuss plans to bring part-time Ministers' pay into line with their full-time Cabinet colleagues, lifting...
DATE: Mar 17, 2010
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Legislation allowing Police to confiscate hoodies, banning late night noise and sending security guards on training programmes passed through the Senate yesterday.
Senators gave full support to three bills, all designed to crack down on anti-social b...
DATE: Mar 16, 2010
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Bermuda Monetary Authority employees will be allowed to leave BMA's private pension plan and rejoin the Public Service Superannuation Fund, under legislation passed in the Senate yesterday.
The amendment to the Public Service Superannuation Act appli...
DATE: Mar 16, 2010
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The ferry service between Hamilton and St. George's will resume next month, Minister Derrick Burgess told the House of Assembly yesterday.
East end residents had complained the cancellation of the service for the winter was increasing congestion on t...
DATE: Mar 13, 2010
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Airport managers will crack down on illegal parkers as they look at a string of measures to create revenue.
Minister Derrick Burgess told the House of Assembly yesterday that the Department of Airport Operations has a commercial development plan to m...
DATE: Mar 13, 2010
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