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Government is obstructing the Auditor General from doing her job as it doesn’t want people to find out how it’s handling the public purse, the Opposition claimed last night.
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards suggested the Audit Committee is trying...
DATE: Dec 12, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Auditor General Heather Matthews says she’s been unable to make her reports public because the Audit Committee has not been performing its functions during 2011.
Mrs Matthews wrote to House of Assembly Speaker Stanley Lowe saying the Committee, which...
DATE: Dec 10, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Far-reaching telecommunications reform proposals went before the House of Assembly as Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Minister Marc Bean introduced two “inextricably linked” bills aimed at replacing decades-old legislation.
Between them, the...
DATE: Dec 10, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Shadow Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell yesterday said his party will revisit the issue of gambling on cruise ships if Government comes forward with more information on the subject.
Mr Crockwell said the Opposition rejected legislation to allow in-po...
DATE: Nov 25, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
One Bermuda Alliance MP Mark Pettingill has handed his safe Opposition constituency to former political rival Jeff Sousa.
The OBA yesterday unveiled Mr Pettingill as its general election candidate for Warwick North East, where he faces a likely uphil...
DATE: Nov 25, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The Opposition should accept its share of the blame for difficulty attracting cruise ships to Bermuda, Government Senator David Burt claimed yesterday.
The Junior Finance Minister spoke in response to One Bermuda Alliance leader Craig Cannonier’s cla...
DATE: Nov 24, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Shadow Housing Minister Michael Fahy called for Government to concentrate more on housing people who can’t afford their own properties, as the debate over the soaring price of a Loughlands home continues.
The $570,000 sale of the two-bedroom condo on...
DATE: Nov 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Environment Minister Marc Bean urged black people to cease complaining and start making their own luck, during a fiery House of Assembly speech.
Mr Bean also hinted cannabis smokers could soon avoid harsh penalties as he spoke from Government’s front...
DATE: Nov 21, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Chamber of Commerce director Peter Everson says owners of Loughlands properties effectively live with no housing costs, according to logic put forward by Bermuda Housing Corporation.
Mr Everson added his voice to the debate over a two-bedroom condo o...
DATE: Nov 21, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
MPs in the House of Assembly began a lengthy debate of the Throne Speech yesterday. Kim Swan, of the United Bermuda Party, suggested that the looming elections had influenced the Throne Speech. “It is because of that very reason why we support fixed ...
DATE: Nov 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
