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Legislation that lays out the framework for future referendums was approved by the Senate yesterday.
During the morning debate on the Referendum Act 2012, the Opposition questioned if referendums would be binding or if there could be a higher thresho...
DATE: Jun 21, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
He may now be blind in one eye, but Governor George Fergusson hasn’t lost sight of the things that really matter as he settles into life in Bermuda.
Joking he would have preferred to view his new Island home with two eyes rather than one, he told The...
DATE: Jun 11, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A bill paving the way for national referendums is an “important piece of business” achieved by Government, according to former Premier Alex Scott.
The Government backbencher said it was important that referendums in Bermuda “not be abused”.
“It shou...
DATE: Jun 11, 2012
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Politics
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The Tourism Board Amendment Act 2012 was passed in the House of Assembly last night, but not before a lengthy debate with questioning by the Opposition on specific clauses.
Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert told his parliamentary colleagues that “every ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Lagoon Park Preschool is to move to Somerset Primary School to save Government money.
Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith said it is hoped the move from Ireland Island South to Gilbert Lane on Somerset Island will make life easier for parents and ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A bill establishing procedures for national referendums, including the promised one on gaming, has been passed by the House of Assembly.
Introducing the Referendum Bill 2012, Premier Paula Cox noted that “democracy is not a spectator sport”.
She said...
DATE: Jun 09, 2012
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Politics
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A bill establishing procedures for national referendums, including the promised one on gaming, has been passed by the House of Assembly.
Introducing the Referendum Bill 2012, Premier Paula Cox noted that “democracy is not a spectator sport”.
She said...
DATE: Jun 08, 2012
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Politics
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Newly tabled legislation will help pave the way for a referendum on Independence, according to Attorney General Kim Wilson.
Senator Wilson said the Referendum Act, due to be debated in the House of Assembly, augments existing laws setting out the par...
DATE: Jun 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
It was red, white and blue all the way as Bermudians, expatriates and visitors celebrated the Diamond Jubilee over the weekend.
In London, five Bermuda Sea Cadets joined a diamond formation with 54 other cadet dinghies, in the nearly 10-mile pageant ...
DATE: Jun 04, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Attorney General Kim Wilson will represent Bermuda at a decolonisation conference later this month.
The United Nations has invited Senator Wilson to its Pacific Regional Seminar on the implementation of the Third International Decade for the Eradicat...
DATE: May 22, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
