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Economy Minister Kim Wilson said out-of-work Bermudians should try and break into landscape gardening a field dominated by foreigners.
Senator Wilson advised construction workers and skilled tradesmen and women to attend a job fair hosted by about 20...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
National Security Minister David Burch said Caribbean leaders are teaming up to consider security issues across the region.
Senator Burch told the Senate that issue had been discussed at the meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Car...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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Politics
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Tim Smith
Opposition MPs were annoyed on Monday when the Deputy Speaker said Ministers won’t have to give out printed copies of their Budget speeches despite new rules making the House of Assembly more transparent.
Under normal circumstances, Ministerial State...
DATE: Mar 02, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Environment Minister Walter Roban kicked off the Tucker’s Point Special Development Order (SDO) debate last night by expressing his pride in the unprecedented step to publically scrutinize the bill.
Introducing the SDO, the Government MP said: “I co...
DATE: Mar 01, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The Hustle Truck faces cancellation after its funding was cut to zero in this year’s Budget.
Health Minister Zane DeSilva yesterday called for private companies to step forward and ensure the project designed to help unemployed people into work can k...
DATE: Mar 01, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The controversial Rosewood Tucker's Point special development order was this morning passed, paving the way for the resort to start building new homes and an extra 70 hotel rooms.
After a near seven-hour debate in the House of Assembly which finished...
DATE: Mar 01, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards kicks off today’s Budget debate promising to prove Government is wrong to blame its financial woes on the recession.
Delivering the official Opposition’s Budget Reply, Mr Richards will also put forward the United ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Opposition merger talks have hit a brick wall with the two sides arguing over the role of the United Bermuda Party’s top level executives.
The UBP, which has nine MPs to the Bermuda Democratic Alliance’s three, is said to want greater representation ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Premier Paula Cox is being advised to call a summer election, but the Progressive Labour Party is said to be a long way from being ready for one.
Some senior PLP figures want the Premier to cash in on a feel-good factor from her Budget which won supp...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Public Works Minister Derrick Burgess yesterday said the police/court building would have a maximum three percent cost overrun and should have full occupancy next month.
But Shadow Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin said that takes the total cost of th...
DATE: Feb 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
