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The Opposition has defended its proposal for a lottery to benefit the island’s young athletes, after Nandi Outerbridge, Minister of Social Development and Sport, branded the idea “misguided”.
The remarks came from Michael Weeks, the shadow minister, ...
DATE: Apr 20, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Lahey Hospital and Medical Centre has urged a federal judge to dismiss the Bermuda Government’s “frivolous” lawsuit, claiming its arrangement with the island is legal and routine.
The Massachusetts clinic has filed its response to a civil complaint w...
DATE: Apr 15, 2017
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Politics
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Opposition Leader David Burt visited New York this week for a series of meetings aimed at boosting investment in Bermuda.
Mr Burt shared the Progressive Labour Party’s Vision 2025 plans at a lunch with officers of the New York Society of Security Ana...
DATE: Apr 09, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Randy Horton, the Speaker of the House, said that the decision for Parliament to go ahead after he initially postponed it because of protests on December 2 was entirely his own.
“I was not pressured in any way,” Mr Horton said. “But certainly it was ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Political interference has been implied in the fateful decision for Parliament to proceed after demonstrators blocked the gates leading to the House of Assembly on December 2.
Parliament had been cancelled at the behest of Randy Horton, the Speaker o...
DATE: Mar 31, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
“A respected and caring mother not just to her own children, but to the whole Devonshire community.”
This was the poignant tribute paid last night to Rita Peniston by her family. Mrs Peniston, who was the first cousin of Dame Lois Browne-Evans and a ...
DATE: Mar 31, 2017
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Politics
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The OBA will not be introducing a commercial immigration plan to the island, according to Senator Michael Fahy.
In 2013, the Government said it was considering a scheme which would allow individuals to gain some residential and citizenship rights in ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Minister of Tourism, Transport and Municipalities has maintained that the St Regis hotel development in St George’s is going ahead, with amended plans submitted this month.
Senator Michael Fahy also took aim at Progressive Labour Party Senator Re...
DATE: Mar 24, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Customs officers have been put through their paces by French officials from St Martin and Martinique ahead of the America’s Cup this summer.
Jacky Trinel and Sylvian Testud, experts in vessel rummaging, helped local officers perform live simulated ru...
DATE: Mar 23, 2017
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Politics
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The Progressive Labour Party has criticised the Government for failing to implement Operation Ceasefire and for reducing the size of the police force.
A statement released by Walter Roban, the Shadow Minister of National Security, stated last night: ...
DATE: Mar 23, 2017
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Politics
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