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Campaigners praised Families Minister Glenn Blakeney for breaking a six-year deadlock over debate on sexual orientation in the House of Assembly.
And they urged the Minister to press forward with legislation to reflect MPs’ desire to outlaw discrimin...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Experts are calling for more facilities like the Sylvia Richardson care home because accommodation for seniors is approaching capacity.
The Sustainable Development Roundtable wants Bermuda Housing Trust’s mandate to be revisited, claiming it’s not aw...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
An investigation continues today into the cause of Island-wide power outages that left nearly 16,000 homes without electricity on Saturday.
A Belco spokeswoman said the outages occurred at 11.59am leaving “an estimated 15,800 customers affected acros...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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Bermuda Housing Corporation needs more power to tackle soaring house prices, the issue of vacant homes and future accommodation needs for seniors, according to the Sustainable Development Roundtable.
The advisory group wants Government to set up a po...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Airport paperwork will be cut next month for guest workers, according to National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief.
Starting August 1, permanent residency holders and residents with work permits will no longer fill out the pink Immigration Arrival...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Backbencher Terry Lister warned Bermuda’s children could be “cut off at the knees” as MPs passed amendments relaxing the 60-40 rule on foreign ownership.
The former Cabinet Minister said the law change — designed to help local companies attract forei...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
MPs debated a take note motion on a proposed Equality Act in the House of Assembly on Friday night, among the issues raised was the need to give homosexuals protection against discrimination. The take note motion was brought to the House by Families ...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Mayor Kenny Bascome says St George will now take care of its own tourism agenda after criticising Government’s lack of involvement in its historic celebrations over the weekend.
St Georgians marked the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Bermuda’s fi...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The president of the Court of Appeal has spoken out about why he has ordered proceedings in his courtroom not to be recorded, despite it being standard practice in the UK.
Edward Zacca, in a joint statement with Charlene Scott, the registrar of the c...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Members of the House of Assembly took on the issue of racism and the vestiges of institutionalised racism late Friday night. The take note motion submitted by Kim Swan, who was elected under the United Bermuda Party back in December last year and rei...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
