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Realtors say a land licence policy deemed discriminatory against Bermudians married to non-Bermudians could be axed after their credit crunch talks with Government.
They recommended scrapping the rule requiring homeowners with non-Bermudian spouses t...
DATE: Mar 25, 2011
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Senators tonight approved the amended version of the Rosewood Tucker's Point SDO following a hot-tempered debate in the Upper House.
Independent Senator Joan Dillas-Wright - who opposed the order last week - said she supported the scaled back propose...
DATE: Mar 25, 2011
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Both Opposition parties are hopeful controversial legislation over expatriates will be relaxed after Government Senate Leader David Burch confirmed a review of immigration laws is underway.
Deputy United Bermuda Party leader Trevor Moniz said the eco...
DATE: Mar 24, 2011
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Arguments from more than a decade ago are being echoed in the Rosewood Tucker’s Point SDO row.
In the summer of 1998, MPs clashed over a proposed law change paving the way for the multi-million dollar rejuvenation of Marriott’s Castle Harbour Hotel a...
DATE: Mar 23, 2011
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The Progressive Labour Party stopped tonight's Senate debate in its tracks as the Tucker's Point SDO appeared to hang on the vote of Senate President Carol Ann Bassett.
Junior Environment Minister David Burt interrupted proceedings to “rise and repor...
DATE: Mar 18, 2011
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A tax increase at ports will have a “very minimal effect” on expenses for wholesalers importing goods, Premier Paula Cox stressed yesterday.
Distributor Butterfield & Vallis, and both Opposition parties, have criticised the rise in wharfage fees from...
DATE: Mar 17, 2011
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A 17-year-old motorcyclist was last night in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash on North Shore Road.
The teenager, from St George’s, was hurt in a three-vehicle accident involving a car and another motorcycle near Shelly Bay, Hamil...
DATE: Mar 15, 2011
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Armell Thomas didn’t exactly give Government an easy ride in his six years as Bermuda Public Services Union president.
Mr Thomas argues the Country’s leader for the bulk of his term didn’t go out of his way to make his life straightforward either.
St...
DATE: Mar 14, 2011
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St George’s West MP Kim Swan has railed against the axing of the East End morning ferry service.
The United Bermuda Party leader complained St George’s residents should be encouraged to use public transport reducing the number of cars on the roads in...
DATE: Mar 14, 2011
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Union leaders reaped “dire consequences” for the Island by winning inflated pay increases for workers, Bermuda Trade Union Congress past president Maynard Dill conceded yesterday.
Mr Dill said unions had been guilty of naive mistakes and a lack of un...
DATE: Mar 11, 2011
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