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Amnesty International yesterday told MPs they have a moral duty to ensure all residents receive equal protection, as they prepare to debate banning discrimination against non-heterosexuals.
And the human rights group believes Government is moving too...
DATE: Jul 13, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The likelihood of a summer General Election is fading fast, as the Parliamentary Registrar confirmed the people couldn’t go to the polls for at least a month after Premier Paula Cox calls an election.
But some within the Progressive Labour Party are ...
DATE: Jul 12, 2012
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Politics
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Tim Smith
A Government Senator and union leader yesterday alleged the Opposition used private medical records for political gain, as the row over civil servants’ dental insurance rumbled on.
But one Government employee backed up Shadow Health Minister Michael ...
DATE: Jul 12, 2012
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Tim Smith
Insurers BF&M yesterday said Government’s payments are up to date and all civil servants have been fully covered for dental treatment.
And the Progressive Labour Party called for One Bermuda Alliance leader Craig Cannonier to sanction Shadow Health M...
DATE: Jul 11, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Premier Paula Cox opposed Leroy Bean's selection as a Progressive Labour Party election candidate, according to multiple sources within the party.
Mr Bean — chosen by the St George's South branch in August 2010 — is said to have been deselected by th...
DATE: Jul 11, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The One Bermuda Alliance yesterday provided documents appearing to indicate civil servants lost their dental insurance coverage, as it stood by its claim Government has fallen into arrears with premium payments.
Lists from the BF&M portal, printed of...
DATE: Jul 10, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Thousands of civil servants have lost their dental insurance coverage because Government failed to pay the premium, Shadow Health Minister Michael Dunkley claimed last night.
But the Ministry of Finance dismissed the claim as “extraordinary”, insisti...
DATE: Jul 09, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Shadow Transport Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin questioned how Bermuda’s ferries are in such a poor state when Government claims to have spent all its money on infrastructure.
Mrs Gordon-Pamplin told the House of Assembly some ferries appear to be ...
DATE: Jul 09, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
There was very little dissension on the floor of the House of Assembly yesterday on the need for anti-gang legislation.
One Bermuda Alliance MP Shawn Crockwell said : “We’re going to support it and we say that individuals who are involved in gang ac...
DATE: Jul 07, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A law increasing the penalties for people committing gang-related offences is scheduled for debate in the House of Assembly today.
The Criminal Code Amendment Act, being pushed by National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief, also seeks to make it an ...
DATE: Jul 06, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
