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Middle schoolers visited the House of Assembly and the Senate for Commonwealth Day earlier this week, at the same time members of the Youth Parliament attended the Commonwealth Day celebrations in London.
The theme of Commonwealth Day 2009 was "The C...
DATE: Mar 13, 2009
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Tourism is tightening up its procedures after coming under fire in the Auditor General's special report.
And Government labeled the report unprofessional for ignoring explanations sent to the Auditor General dated February 20, 2009.
Mr. Dennis said t...
DATE: Mar 12, 2009
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Armed Police are now on duty 24/7 and more are being trained but there's no plan to equip all patrol officers with guns.
That was the message from Police chiefs after calls this week from former Commissioner Jonathan Smith for more gun-carrying offic...
DATE: Mar 12, 2009
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Police Commissioner George Jackson has hit back over allegations from Public Safety Minister David Burch that his officers need to toughen up on criminals.
"There has been much commentary that the Police are doing nothing or (are) never to be seen. I...
DATE: Mar 12, 2009
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Lax financial controls mean $6.5 million has already been paid out without supporting evidence for the Police/court project, with more likely to follow, says Auditor General Larry Dennis.
And he wondered what had happened to the $960,000 Government f...
DATE: Mar 12, 2009
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More than a year after it was awarded damages, Government is still pursuing the $13 million owed by failed Berkeley contractors Pro-Active, Auditor General Larry Dennis has revealed.
Pro-Active was sacked from the secondary school project which came ...
DATE: Mar 12, 2009
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The number of tourists visiting the House of Assembly fell by more than 27 percent last year.
Junior Minister Michael Scott, delivering the Budget brief for the Ministry of Justice in the House, said 527 tourists visited in 2008, compared to 729 in 2...
DATE: Mar 12, 2009
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Sam Strangeways
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards told MPs last night that the qualified audit on Government's Consolidated Fund and the Premier's response reflected badly on Government as an entity and on the Island as a whole.
Mr. Richards said during the motio...
DATE: Mar 12, 2009
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Premier Ewart Brown yesterday called on the Governor to request the resignation of Auditor General Larry Dennis, claiming he had politicised the job.
His comments came after the release of a special report by Mr. Dennis which gave a qualified audit o...
DATE: Mar 12, 2009
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The taxpayer has shelled out around $1.8 million in overpayments to US advertising agency, GlobalHue, says Auditor General Larry Dennis.
And when Tourism's Director of Sales and Marketing began to investigate he was given a massive $440,000 severance...
DATE: Mar 12, 2009
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