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Backbencher Terry Lister warned Bermuda’s children could be “cut off at the knees” as MPs passed amendments relaxing the 60-40 rule on foreign ownership.
The former Cabinet Minister said the law change — designed to help local companies attract forei...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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MPs debated a take note motion on a proposed Equality Act in the House of Assembly on Friday night, among the issues raised was the need to give homosexuals protection against discrimination. The take note motion was brought to the House by Families ...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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Mayor Kenny Bascome says St George will now take care of its own tourism agenda after criticising Government’s lack of involvement in its historic celebrations over the weekend.
St Georgians marked the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Bermuda’s fi...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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Members of the House of Assembly took on the issue of racism and the vestiges of institutionalised racism late Friday night. The take note motion submitted by Kim Swan, who was elected under the United Bermuda Party back in December last year and rei...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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Homosexuals deserve protection against discrimination but Government has no intention of allowing same sex marriage, Families Minister Glenn Blakeney said yesterday.
The Minister stressed discrimination based on sexual orientation must be outlawed in...
DATE: Jul 14, 2012
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MPs debated a take note motion on a proposed Equality Act in the House of Assembly yesterday, among the issues raised was the need to give homosexuals protection against discrimination. The take note motion was brought to the House by Families Minist...
DATE: Jul 14, 2012
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Tim Smith
British-based financial crime expert Stephen Hellman has been appointed Bermuda’s newest Puisne Judge.
Mr Hellman, currently based in London, has a background in offshore civil and commercial litigation, particularly in money laundering and complianc...
DATE: Jul 13, 2012
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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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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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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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