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Good governance has been a priority for the Progressive Labour Party since Paula Cox became Premier, Senate Leader Kim Wilson said yesterday.
The Economy Minister said the Good Governance Act proves the commitment the PLP has shown to accountability ...
DATE: Aug 04, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Bermuda can import medicine from any country in the world, as long as the drugs are eligible for sale in the US, Canada or EU member states.
Junior Health Minister Cromwell Shakir told the Senate yesterday that cheaper generic drugs had resulted in s...
DATE: Aug 04, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government Senator LaVerne Furbert noted the United Bermuda Party didn’t protect homosexuals and older people from discrimination when it was in power as she defended her Government’s record on human rights.
Two Independent Senators and one from the ...
DATE: Aug 04, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A Norwegian man who killed 77 people in a bomb and shooting rampage may have used funds kept in Bermuda or other offshore jurisdictions. Reuters news agency reported that Anders Behring Breivik, who has confessed to the July 22 attacks in Norway, als...
DATE: Aug 04, 2011
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Two motorists caught drinking and driving over Cup Match were yesterday banned from the road for a year.
Eugene Tuzo, 55, from Pembroke, and Anika Smith-Picchia, 40, from Sandys, both pleaded guilty to driving with more than the legal limit of alcoho...
DATE: Aug 04, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A sick man was brought ashore from a US warship yesterday for treatment at King Edward VII Memorial.
The US Consulate, which notified Bermuda Maritime Operations of the evacuation, declined to name the vessel.
The ship was 120 miles northeast of the ...
DATE: Aug 04, 2011
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Police are being given more powers to “crush the criminal masterminds” who are cashing in on illegal lifestyles.
Officers will now be able to strip criminals such as gun traffickers, drug dealers and loan sharks of their ill-gotten gains.
They will ...
DATE: Aug 04, 2011
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Investment incentives for disadvantaged communities would be taken away by an Opposition proposal for an Island-wide Economic Empowerment Zone (EEZ).
The Progressive Labour Party last night said the One Bermuda Alliance recommendation would detract f...
DATE: Aug 04, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Chief Justice Richard Ground is set to order the sale of controversial casino ship the Niobe Corinthian today, so its crew can be paid overdue wages and repatriation costs.
The ship, worth an estimated $4 million, has been tethered to the dock in St ...
DATE: Aug 04, 2011
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A 26-year-old Pembroke man pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to prowling outside a Devonshire home.
Jamal Bascome said he was heavily intoxicated at the time and was only trying to stay the night at a friend’s house.
Crown counsel Kirst...
DATE: Aug 04, 2011
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