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Sweeping reforms to the criminal justice system have been proposed, including shortening trials and new powers for the Department of Public Prosecutions to reopen old cases if “compelling new evidence” is brought before the court.
This latter aspect ...
DATE: Jun 06, 2015
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Politics
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A motion of censure against Speaker of the House Randy Horton has been passed over for a third week.
Mr Horton was accused by the Progressive Labour Party of misconduct by suppressing debate — dating back to a stormy session of Parliament in March th...
DATE: Jun 06, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Grant Gibbons, the Minister for Economic Development, gave a ministerial statement on the new National Electricity Sector Policy that he presented to the House of Assembly this morning.
Calling it a “key step” in changing how Bermuda sources and use...
DATE: Jun 05, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
A heartfelt address to Parliament by One Bermuda Alliance backbencher Leah Scott prompted comment this evening from the Progressive Labour Party.
An occasionally emotional Ms Scott pleaded for collaboration and for Members of Parliament to “listen to...
DATE: Jun 02, 2015
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Politics
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A new schedule for a national census has been approved after what were initially strenuous objections from the Opposition.
In a switch from the five-year schedule set in 2002, and last carried out for the 2010 census, the count is now left to the Pre...
DATE: Jun 01, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The One Bermuda Alliance last night issued a statement of support for backbencher Leah Scott, who appeared to break with party ranks during Friday’s House of Assembly.
A spokesman said Bermuda’s people wanted their elected officials to work together,...
DATE: Jun 01, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A working group has been assigned to “frame terms of reference that will guide the process for developing recommendations regarding school reorganisation and possible closure”, Minister of Education Wayne Scott told the House of Assembly on Friday.
T...
DATE: Jun 01, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
The Bermuda Government’s links with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and CIBC World Markets were detailed in a testy exchange between Minister of Finance Bob Richards and Shadow Minister of Finance David Burt.
During Friday’s House of Assembly,...
DATE: Jun 01, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Hotly contested immigration reform that brought protesters into the Senate when it was first tabled has been approved in the House of Assembly, despite opposition.
The Bermuda Immigration and Protection Amendment Act 2015, which the One Bermuda Allia...
DATE: May 30, 2015
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Politics
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The Bermuda Government has been billed for $1.66 million by the law firm MJM Limited from 2012 to the present, according to Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy.
Senator Fahy was responding to parliamentary questions from Progressive Labour Party Senat...
DATE: May 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell