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Minister of Environment and Sports, Glenn Blakeney, angered the Opposition after using the entire two hours allotted for his Ministry's Budget debate – preventing any response.
Cole Simons, Shadow Environment Minister and UBP Whip, expressed the Unit...
DATE: Mar 19, 2010
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There is no truth to E-mails currently circulating that say residents are exempt from paying stamp duty on their primary family homestead, the Government warned today,
The advisory was issued after the discovery of several unauthorised and “misleadin...
DATE: Mar 19, 2010
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Bermuda has concluded negotiations on a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) with South Africa.
The announcement came in a ministerial statement in the House of Assembly this morning by Finance Minister Paula Cox.
The agreement will allow Bermud...
DATE: Mar 19, 2010
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Former United Bermuda Party Leader Wayne Furbert will today cross the floor of the House of Assembly to join his old rival the Progressive Labour Party.
But a frosty welcome for the long-serving politician appeared in store from some backbenchers spe...
DATE: Mar 19, 2010
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Below is the full text of the speech made by Wayne Furbert in the House of Assembly this morning. The former United Bermuda Party leader today formally joined his old rival, the Progressive Labour Party.
I am Who I am
Mr. Speaker, I stand this mornin...
DATE: Mar 19, 2010
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Government has confirmed that cleaning up polluted Morgan's Point will cost almost $30 million but has not set any money aside in this year's Budget for the project.
Ministry of Works and Engineering permanent secretary Robert Horton told The Royal G...
DATE: Mar 19, 2010
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Wednesday night's backbench rebellion is just a taste of things to come for Premier Ewart Brown this summer, according to a host of Government MPs.
Backbenchers are said to be ready to emulate Randy Horton and Wayne Perinchief by voting down any of D...
DATE: Mar 19, 2010
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Bermuda hotels lost out on more than $200,000 because it has no casinos according to Bermuda Hotel Association CEO John Harvey.
Mr. Harvey yesterday spoke out in favour of gambling on the Island. And he said a recent discussion with local hoteliers u...
DATE: Mar 19, 2010
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The Ministry of Transport hopes to implement a less costly bus schedule.
In the House of Assembly last Friday Minister Derrick Burgess, who was speaking on tourism and transport budget on behalf of the Premier, said the new schedule will hopefully be...
DATE: Mar 19, 2010
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l Early maps show two islands called Brothers Islands; they became Tucker's and Morgan's Islands in the 19th century when the owners changed.
l The US military joined the islands together and joined the single, enlarged island to the mainland. Morgan...
DATE: Mar 19, 2010
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