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New legislation has been introduced by Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy to broaden the properties available to Permanent Resident Certificate holders in a move aimed at boosting the Island’s housing market.
Speaking to The Royal Gazette after yeste...
DATE: Mar 21, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Shadow Health Minister Kim Wilson is urging Government MPs to get behind an Opposition bill designed to make it easier for stores and restaurants to donate food.
Ms Wilson tabled the Good Samaritan (Food Donation) Act 2015 last month, which aims to p...
DATE: Mar 20, 2015
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Politics
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It was both a light-hearted and solemn occasion this afternoon as the official portrait of former Premier Dr Ewart Brown was formally unveiled in the Senate chamber.
“There is little that will ever prepare one for what comes once you sit behind that ...
DATE: Mar 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Police Service have confirmed this morning that a criminal complaint has been made by Speaker of the House Randy Horton in respect to Opposition Leader Marc Bean.
A police spokesman said: “We are aware of the complaint and we are looking ...
DATE: Mar 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
The number of people relying on financial assistance continues to grow, and the categories of “able-bodied unemployed and earnings-low persons” have more than doubled over the past two to four years.
However, seniors and the disabled continue to lead...
DATE: Mar 18, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The cost of the Grand Atlantic housing development to Government appears to be in dispute, even as legislators approved a $1.8 million overspend in the early hours of yesterday morning.
The South Shore property, originally conceived as low-cost housi...
DATE: Mar 18, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Randy Horton emphasised his right to maintain order in the House of Assembly this morning, but said that on “careful reflection” a different course could have been taken on Friday evening to avert a mass Opposition walkout.
As Parliament opened in t...
DATE: Mar 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
In the wake of a dispute between Opposition Leader Marc Bean, Opposition Deputy Leader David Burt and the Speaker of House of Assembly Randy Horton on Friday night, which led to the Speaker to order the ejection of Mr Burt from the House, the Opposit...
DATE: Mar 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
The Bermuda Economic Development Corporation (BEDC) will continue to support entrepreneurs despite a decrease in Government grants, according to Junior Home Affairs Minister Sylvan Richards
The 2015/16 Budget cut the Government grant to the quango b...
DATE: Mar 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislators approved nearly $23 million in overspending for Government’s 2014-15 budget in a marathon session of the House of Assembly that finally concluded at 4.15am.
Opposition Members of Parliament criticised several ministers for being unprepare...
DATE: Mar 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell