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Government does have the fortitude and resolve to make tough decisions in the future, even if they prove to be unpopular, Premier Craig Cannonier has insisted.
Last week Government backtracked on its initial decision not to intervene after the Bermud...
DATE: Nov 25, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Former Premier Dame Jennifer Smith is due to speak at a series of events in the Bahamas this week as the country marks National Women’s Week.
Dame Jennifer will speak at the College of The Bahamas, address female parliamentarians at a special luncheo...
DATE: Nov 25, 2013
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Qualified Bermudians deserve a better shot at key positions in the Civil Service, Shadow Attorney General Kim Wilson told MPs.
But she was warned by Speaker of the House of Assembly Randolph Horton to avoid venturing into criticism of Bermuda’s Gover...
DATE: Nov 25, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Premier Craig Cannonier might want to keep an eye on his Youth Parliament counterpart Kennedy Middleton in the wake of the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre protest.
Because the 17-year-old consulted with young Parliamentarians and led them to a unanimou...
DATE: Nov 25, 2013
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The Island’s Filipino community and guests gathered in fellowship last night to hear that the Association of Filipinos has so far raised $31,000 to help with relief efforts in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.
Despite a wet and gloomy night, more than...
DATE: Nov 25, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two key tax treaties couldn’t proceed in Friday’s House of Assembly as legislative amendments were not provided to the Opposition in time.
Attorney General Mark Pettingill apologised for the situation but asked leave to go ahead with the two acts.
“T...
DATE: Nov 25, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s National Pension Scheme requires fine-tuning, independent MP Terry Lister told Parliament.
Pointing out that when the scheme was implemented in 2000, “we were not all at the same place”, the Sandys South MP said in Friday’s House of Assembl...
DATE: Nov 25, 2013
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CATEGORY:
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Former editor of The Royal Gazette David White reflected in a 1996 interview on the drawbacks of heading the daily of a small country.
“People get angry with me for things that the paper carries — politicians, of course, are always angry with me,” sa...
DATE: Nov 25, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government is looking into how Bermuda can tap into the worldwide $150 billion medical tourism industry.
Detailing a recent trip to the World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress in Las Vegas, Minister of Tourism Development Shawn Crockwell...
DATE: Nov 25, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Dozens of cars imported into Bermuda breach regulations restricting the size of vehicles allowed on the road, transport authorities have discovered.
But Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell has assured owners of the 2014 Jeep Compass that their cars wi...
DATE: Nov 25, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
