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An update on a stalled hotel development in Southampton will be made in the House of Assembly today.
Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, will make a statment to MPs about the troubled Caroline Bay development at Morgan’s Point.
Mr Dickinson warne...
DATE: Jul 12, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government’s refusal to release a financial report into a failed sports centre that cost taxpayers millions of dollars could end up in court.
Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez told the Department of Public Lands and Buildings to disclo...
DATE: Jul 12, 2019
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The land valuation department has gone paperless, the public works minister said yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch told MPs that the department had been one of the first to become paperless and no longer had a physical filing system. He added...
DATE: Jul 12, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A six-week paid summer employment programme has been launched to help curb gang violence, the Minister of National Security said today.
Wayne Caines told the House of Assembly that 13 out of 15 at-risk young people who will take part had already comp...
DATE: Jul 12, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Wayne Caines will make a ministerial statement tomorrow about the sale of the “white elephant” flagship of the marine police fleet.
The national security minister did not respond to questions about the sale of the Australian-built patrol boat MV Guar...
DATE: Jul 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A six-man Wage Commission will include two ex officio members from the ministries responsible for labour and finance.
The news came as legislation to set up the commission was tabled on Friday in the House of Assembly.
Its main functions under the Em...
DATE: Jul 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Progressive Labour Party backbenchers have called for a fresh discussion on independence.
Walton Brown said the need for a debate had become more important because the British Government had forced social and financial policies on Bermuda.
He told th...
DATE: Jul 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Leglslation designed to streamline the process for complaints against doctors was passed in the House of Assembly.
The Medical Practitioners Amendment Act will increase the size of the committee responsible for dealing with complaints and allow for a...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A programme to help families get on the property ladder is tackling Bermuda’s “housing crisis”, a minister told MPs.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, updated the House on the Bermuda Housing Corporation’s HomeStart progra...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
MPs agreed the Government’s performance had to be improved as they debated the findings of a bipartisan Efficiency Committee on Friday.
But the two sides clashed on the $122,000 paid to members of the committee, which the Opposition said should have ...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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