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Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, accused Commissioner of Police Michael DeSilva of poor succession planning yesterday after three Bermudians were overlooked in the hunt for his replacement.
Mr Caines said they had applied to replace M...
DATE: Jun 02, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A violence reduction programme is under way in Bermuda’s prisons, national security minister Wayne Caines told Parliament this morning.
The programme has been completed by six inmates in Westgate, Mr Caines said.
The four- to six-month programme is b...
DATE: Jun 01, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Attorney-General Kathy Lynn Simmons issued the following press release today:
As a follow-up to yesterday’s Press Release in regards to this matter, updated figures have come to light that paint an even clearer picture of the status of the Judicial d...
DATE: Jun 01, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Bermuda’s Constitution is unfinished because it failed to give human rights protection to women and gay people, One Bermuda Alliance senator Andrew Simons said yesterday.
Mr Simons told the Senate that there was a “certain irony” to David Burt’s call...
DATE: May 31, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Engineer Roger Todd is the new Director of the Department of Public Transportation.
Mr Todd has over 25 years of experience leading, coaching and developing industrial and professional teams, according to the Ministry of Transport and Regulatory Affa...
DATE: May 31, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
David Burt reiterated Bermuda’s position about a public register of beneficial ownership during a phone conversation with British Prime Minister Theresa May.
The Premier joined other leaders from the Overseas Territories for a 35-minute conversation ...
DATE: May 28, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
No independent candidates are in the running for the double by-election on June 7.
Voters will choose between Scott Pearman of the One Bermuda Alliance and Curtis Richardson of the Progressive Labour Party. in Constituency 27, Paget East.
The race is...
DATE: May 25, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
One Bermuda Alliance leader Jeanne Atherden spoke of her pride at being Bermudian as she issued a Bermuda Day message.
Ms Atherden’s message reads as follows:
As the Leader of the Opposition, the One Bermuda Alliance, I would like to offer my warmest...
DATE: May 24, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A veteran former MP and member of the “class of ‘68” remembered “the greatest change in the social and political make-up of Bermuda” as the island marked the 50th anniversary of the historic General Election of 1968.
Walter Roberts, who represented t...
DATE: May 23, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
David Burt made a case for Bermudian independence yesterday because he said it was unfair that Britain still exercised power over the island’s affairs.
The Premier told the House of Assembly it was “unacceptable in a modern democracy” to have “decisi...
DATE: May 23, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell