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Seniors will be protected by law from paying car licence fees, under legislation tabled by Transport Minister Walter Roban.
But they will have to visit TCD and show their driving licence to qualify for the exemption, as the Ministry cracks down on ab...
DATE: Jul 05, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Prisoners will be kept in cells below Sessions House as they wait to obtain a surety, under amendments passed by the House of Assembly yesterday.
Until now, suspects granted bail have been kept in police cells at the Dame Lois Browne Evans building w...
DATE: Jun 30, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Old foes Zane DeSilva and Louise Jackson reignited their war of words over FutureCare and Lefroy House in a familiar clash in the House of Assembly.
Mrs Jackson bombarded the Health Minister with Parliamentary Questions on two of her pet subjects; he...
DATE: Jun 30, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
MPs will today debate legislation giving more power to police in the fight against gang violence.
It will become an offence for somebody to instruct a member of an unlawful gang to commit an offence, under amendments to the Criminal Code Act due befo...
DATE: Jun 29, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Independence supporter Walton Brown believes the UK aims to step up its power over Overseas Territories through its newly released White Paper.
But Governor George Fergusson argues the Foreign Office document merely underlines the UK’s renewed commit...
DATE: Jun 29, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Ship owners will have greater responsibility to provide medical care for those working on their vessel, under amendments tabled in the House of Assembly.
Every seafarer will have a right to material assistance and support from the ship owner for the ...
DATE: Jun 25, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Auditor General Heather Matthews called for greater efforts chasing up delinquent employers as pension and tax arrears climbed once again.
And Government’s Consolidated Fund for 2009 failed to get a clean bill of health, for the second year in a row,...
DATE: Jun 23, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The Attorney General will play a more direct role dealing with other jurisdictions in the fight against international crime, under legislation due to be debated today.
Amendments being discussed at the House of Assembly name the AG as the point of co...
DATE: Jun 22, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Parliamentary responses from former Transport Minister Derrick Burgess were so vague they left Government open to accusations of cronyism, according to Shadow Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin.
Mr Burgess revealed his former Ministry spent $470,000 on...
DATE: Jun 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The Progressive Labour Party's record on good governance will come under the spotlight in a House of Assembly debate today.
Premier Paula Cox will open discussion on the Good Governance Act, which she says will make financial abuse a thing of the pas...
DATE: Jun 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
