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MPs clashed last night in the House of Assembly, as legislators grappled with the sweeping recommendations of the Spending and Government Expenditure (SAGE) Commission.
Their debate skirted specifics, but underscored a deep partisan divide over cutti...
DATE: Dec 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The theft of donated artwork that had adorned three of Hamilton’s green spaces has left creator Elizabeth Mulderig nonplussed — but determined to replace the missing works.
“We put these there for children — talk about the Grinch who stole Christmas,...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Customs duty break for energy-saving machinery could potentially ease Bermuda’s soaring electricity and food prices, after MPs approved the Customs Tariff Amendment (No. 3) Act.
The break, which applies to equipment known as demand side management ...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Opposition Progressive Labour Party has given a guarded response to yesterday’s Cabinet shuffle, saying that, while the news was welcome, the axe should have fallen much earlier.
And it also questioned why more dramatic changes had not been made,...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Premier Craig Cannonier has reduced the size of his Cabinet from 13 Ministers to just ten in a move that will save the taxpayer around $240,000.
At a press conference yesterday, Mr Cannonier said the changes, which take place with immediate effect, w...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government needs to find ways to encourage the private sector to fund anti-gang and anti-drug initiatives, according to Senator Jeff Baron.
Sen Baron, the Junior Minister for Public Safety, told the Senate yesterday that several other countries are w...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Premier Craig Cannonier last night insisted that his first Cabinet shuffle will not create a friction within Government from potentially disgruntled former Ministers now booted to the backbenches
And that sentiment was supported by former Environment...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
World Human Rights Day was celebrated at Bermuda High School for Girls yesterday with a special presentation by first-year International Baccalaureate students to an assembly of the senior school.
Speaking, ironically, as the world watched a memorial...
DATE: Dec 11, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Patrick Burgess
Premier Craig Cannonier has unveiled a new Cabinet line-up that reduces the number of Government Ministers from 13 to ten.
At a press conference this morning, Mr Cannonier said the changes were “part of a process toward better governing and greater e...
DATE: Dec 11, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Opposition MPs showed their displeasure at new measures to rein in City Hall by refusing to vote on two lease agreements in the House of Assembly this morning.
The leases — for Par-la-Ville car park — got the go-ahead anyway, due to support from Gove...
DATE: Dec 11, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
