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Minister of Justice Kim Wilson paid tribute to Chief Justice Richard Ground as he retired on Friday after eight years in the post.
Sen Wilson said Mr Justice Ground provided “exemplary service and commitment to the judiciary”.
“One of the things I mo...
DATE: Apr 02, 2012
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John Gibbons will represent the PLP in St George’s West at the next general election.
He will run against Kim Swan, elected as an MP for the United Bermuda Party, and Nandi Davis, another political newcomer who has set her sights on the seat in Const...
DATE: Mar 15, 2012
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Politics
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Management is doing things right, leadership is doing the right things.
Peter Drucker
Mr. Speaker
National budgets are more about people and their communities than the numbers that detail the revenue, expenditure and borrowing requirements.
While the...
DATE: Feb 24, 2012
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Budget
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Ombudsman Arlene Brock has insisted she was entirely within her rights to launch an inquiry into special development orders (SDOs), despite Environment Minister Marc Bean describing her decision to do so as “peculiar”.
And she told The Royal Gazette ...
DATE: Feb 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Island’s parole system faces sweeping changes, Attorney General Kim Wilson has announced.
New legislation will introduce tiered sentencing, as well as tiered criteria for parole eligibility.
The move was welcomed by newly-appointed chairman of th...
DATE: Feb 03, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislators are today being urged to reject proposed changes to the Human Rights Act in favour of amendments which bring Bermuda’s human rights regime in line with international standards.
The amendments to be debated today do not go far enough to c...
DATE: Feb 03, 2012
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Politics
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Britain should establish a commission to review Bermuda’s existing electoral system, according to UBP MP Kim Swan.
Mr Swan’s suggestion is contained in a submission from the UBP to a White Paper on Overseas Territories Government and the One Bermuda ...
DATE: Jan 31, 2012
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Politics
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The One Bermuda Alliance is calling for a series of changes to the Bermuda Constitution, crime fighting changes to the justice system and a raft of rules and institutions to promote good governance.
It is asking the UK to consider a Constitutional Co...
DATE: Jan 13, 2012
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Politics
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The United Kingdom and its colonies have entered a new era with Whitehall seeking to “change the model short of self determination”, Premier Paula Cox said yesterday.
But Government’s submission to the UK on relationships with the Overseas Territorie...
DATE: Jan 06, 2012
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Politics
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Auditor General Heather Matthews yesterday accused Premier Paula Cox of misleading the public by playing down the failings of a key committee.
Ms Matthews revealed last month she was unable to publish her Annual Report for the years for 2008/09 and 2...
DATE: Jan 04, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
