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Fears over future public access to the beach next to the St Regis Resort, which is under construction in St George’s, could be settled after the House of Assembly sits today.
MPs will debate the St George’s Resort Act 2018, which will include a guara...
DATE: Jul 20, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A single platform pledge out of 21 made by the Government for its first one hundred days remains uncompleted, Bermuda’s Premier has claimed.
However, an in-depth interview with David Burt suggested that some promises said to be fulfilled are only wo...
DATE: Jul 20, 2018
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Politics
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It was a landslide victory for the Progressive Labour Party, which had chosen David Burt as its leader just eight months earlier.
Now, after the high of triumph, the Premier has told how the cut-and-thrust of life at the top of politics has affected ...
DATE: Jul 20, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Rolfe Commissiong pledged “relief is on the way” as he tabled a report on a living wage in Bermuda.
Mr Commissiong, chairman of the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on the establishment of a living wage, urged MPs to consider the plight of the po...
DATE: Jul 20, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government has done an “admirable” job of increasing opportunities for Bermudians, the Premier claimed yesterday.
David Burt highlighted the amount of legislation that has gone through Parliament since the Progressive Labour Party took power and ...
DATE: Jul 19, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A long honeymoon period has been filled with hope and promise, but the Progressive Labour Party has yet to scratch the surface when it comes to some of Bermuda’s longstanding problems, a former PLP minister said yesterday.
Phil Perinchief, a politica...
DATE: Jul 18, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A year after the Progressive Labour Party’s landslide General Election victory, it continues to measure itself against the One Bermuda Alliance, critics claimed yesterday.
Exactly 12 months since the PLP hammered the OBA at the polls, analyst Denis P...
DATE: Jul 18, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Parliamentary Registrar’s office asked the Opposition to amend “inaccurate statements” by former Opposition leader Patricia Gordon-Pamplin yesterday over the release of voter information for political purposes.
The call came a day after the One B...
DATE: Jul 18, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Jeanne Atherden, the Leader of the Opposition, has called on David Burt to release “an unredacted version of the deal to build a new hospital wing”.
The challenge was raised by Ms Atherden on Friday, during the inaugural Premier’s question time segme...
DATE: Jul 18, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Ministers have kept a careful eye on the public purse strings in their first year at the helm, despite a “curious” list of government priorities, a political observer claimed last night.
Denis Pitcher said he believed spending has been curbed in comp...
DATE: Jul 18, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter