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Ombudsman Arlene Brock’s annual report to the House of Assembly contains a strongly-worded defence of her role, which was prompted by the fact that she was pressured quite heavily not to investigate special development orders.
As Ms Brock noted, pre...
DATE: Jul 02, 2012
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It was good to see young Bermudian Sea Cadets representing the Island at the Diamond Jubilee pageant on the River Thames in London.
That they were one of the few groups from outside the British Isles to take part adds to the distinction.
They will ...
DATE: Jun 05, 2012
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Premier Paula Cox’s tabling of the Referendum Act last Friday is a welcome step towards widening public participation in critical decisions about Bermuda’s future.
And assuming the legislation passes, it is right that gambling should be one of the f...
DATE: May 23, 2012
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Ombudsman Arlene Brock has every right to launch investigations off her own bat if it is the public interest.
So Environment Minister Marc Bean was wrong to criticise her when he took her to task for her report on Government’s Special Development Ord...
DATE: Feb 20, 2012
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The visit of Britain’s Minister for Overseas Territories, Henry Bellingham, has given every appearance of success.
Mr Bellingham said all of the right things, citing the Island as a model for other Overseas Territories, and pledging to develop a tru...
DATE: Sep 28, 2011
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MP Walter Lister's recent comment that a Bermudian could do the Governor's job as well as Sir Richard Gozney, and for less, has sparked debate in the community. To some degree, Mr Lister is right. There are Bermudians who are quite capable of doing t...
DATE: May 31, 2011
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Although the formal dissolution of the United Bermuda Party won’t take place until Tuesday, the UBP effectively shut down this week, and did so not with a bang but a whimper.
In many ways, this is bittersweet, and it would be wrong not to acknowledg...
DATE: May 06, 2011
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The Royal Gazette’s exclusive interview last week with Henry Bellingham, the UK Minister responsible for British Overseas Territories, suggests that relations between the Island the UK are improving.
The Conservative Party, the senior partner in the...
DATE: Apr 14, 2011
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Government's plans to review the Civil Service for the first time in more than a decade is welcome news.
There's much to commend in the Civil Service and its traditional values, especially its apolitical position and the expertise that the best civi...
DATE: Dec 23, 2010
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Earlier this week, Evan Greenberg, the chief executive officer of Ace, urged Government not to treat business as “the source of evil”.
Those were tough words, and something of an exaggeration, but for all of that, they certainly reflect a feeling amo...
DATE: Dec 03, 2010
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