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A reported lost payment for buses has been blasted by Lawrence Scott, the Shadow Minister of Transport, as “irresponsibility and incompetence at its highest”.
According to a Monday report by the online news site Bermuda Real, a $300,000 advance payme...
DATE: Jun 29, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Educational programmes designed to steer schoolchildren away from the perils of gangs could be expanded further in Bermuda, according to Jeff Baron, the Minister of National Security.
The GREAT initiative has already helped more than 600 children fro...
DATE: Jun 28, 2016
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Legislation paving the way for the creation of a Civil Aviation Authority and a Bermuda Shipping and Maritime Authority was passed by MPs on Friday afternoon.
The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority Act 2016 provides the new CAA with quango status in a ...
DATE: Jun 28, 2016
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The Government’s disputed airport redevelopment contract is to be investigated by a Commission of Inquiry along with contentious projects of the past — such as Bermuda Emissions Control and GlobalHue.
That independent body, which held its first publi...
DATE: Jun 28, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Progressive Labour Party MPs rallied behind Ewart Brown, the former Premier, branding the police investigation into his actions a “witch-hunt”.
Several opposition MPs told the House of Assembly of their dismay at the arrest on May 19 of Mahesh Reddy,...
DATE: Jun 27, 2016
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Politics
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Michael Dunkley has lamented the failure of MPs to stand up and “fight for what they live” as they debated the same-sex referendum on Friday night.
The Premier noted that politicians past and present “have a lifestyle” in line with the same-sex commu...
DATE: Jun 27, 2016
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Politics
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Opposition MPs have voiced scepticism in the House of Assembly over a $50,000 travel budget run up the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission.
Junior tourism minister Kenneth Bascome faced a grilling from the Progressive Labour Party, with the St George’s ...
DATE: Jun 27, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The first public hearing will take place today of the Commission of Inquiry into concerns raised by the Auditor-General over the handling of taxpayers’ money in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
It will be held at St Theresa’s Church Hall, Laffan Street, Hamilton...
DATE: Jun 27, 2016
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Politics
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Bermudians’ free movement within the European Union is the greatest cause of concern following last night’s Brexit decision, Michael Dunkley said today.
The Premier told the House of Assembly much negotiating would take place after the British opted ...
DATE: Jun 24, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislation formally establishing a mental health court was passed by MPs yesterday.
The Criminal Code Amendment Act provides the legislative framework for the mental health court that has been running as a pilot programme since October 2013.
Trevor...
DATE: Jun 24, 2016
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Politics
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