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Cabinet Office yesterday appeared to overturn a Transport Ministry decision to appoint former Progressive Labour Party Chairman Anthony Santucci as a consultant.
On Thursday evening, Transport Minister Terry Lister had told Bernews Mr Santucci, fired...
DATE: Aug 06, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Bermuda Employers’ Council welcomed Government’s plans to retrain unemployed workers as it noted the Island unemployment problem spreads wide.
BEC, which has previously estimated 3,000 people have lost jobs in a two-year period, said the recent Unemp...
DATE: Aug 05, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The average age of unemployed people is 38, according to Government’s recent Unemployed Registration Drive.
Just over 1,000 people registered at the initiative designed to find out the needs of those who have fallen victim to the economic crisis, Eco...
DATE: Aug 04, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Good governance has been a priority for the Progressive Labour Party since Paula Cox became Premier, Senate Leader Kim Wilson said yesterday.
The Economy Minister said the Good Governance Act proves the commitment the PLP has shown to accountability ...
DATE: Aug 04, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Government Senator LaVerne Furbert noted the United Bermuda Party didn’t protect homosexuals and older people from discrimination when it was in power as she defended her Government’s record on human rights.
Two Independent Senators and one from the ...
DATE: Aug 04, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Shadow Families Minister Donte Hunt called for all Bermudians to speak out against the scapegoating of foreigners after finding graffiti on the wall of a Filipino’s home.
Mr Hunt said ‘Filipino Go Home’ was scrawled on a house rented by a Filipino ex...
DATE: Aug 01, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Former United Bermuda Party communications consultant Don Grearson is doing press work for the One Bermuda Alliance.
Mr Grearson is working as a freelance writer for the party which formed as an alliance of the UBP and the Bermuda Democratic Alliance...
DATE: Aug 01, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Opposition leader John Barritt’s 18-year House of Assembly career appears over as the One Bermuda Alliance prepares for a leadership contest to replace him.
Mr Barritt confirmed he’s prepared to give up his Devonshire South Central seat if the new pa...
DATE: Aug 01, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Shadow National Security Minister Michael Dunkley yesterday said people need to know how the public purse is being managed, after his questions on Government finances went unanswered.
Senator Dunkley had tabled Parliamentary Questions asking Junior F...
DATE: Aug 01, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Local businesses will play a key role lining young people up for long-term careers under the Island’s Jobs Corps vocational programme.
Community Development Minister Michael Weeks said Government wants to tap into the knowledge and expertise of the b...
DATE: Jul 30, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
