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A total of almost 400 people attended a series of meetings on Permanent Residents Certificate holders and status organised by a grassroots campaign.
BPSU leader Jason Hayward, of the People’s Campaign, said last night: “The meeting went well — people...
DATE: Aug 22, 2014
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Opposition PLP last night demanded action on a Government pledge to create 2000 jobs.
A PLP spokesman said that news that company registrations had risen was “small comfort” to those who were “unemployed, running out of savings and seeing their F...
DATE: Aug 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Junior Minister for Tourism and Transport Nalton Brangman has been appointed to a top job at the new Morgans’ Point development.
And last night Opposition leader Marc Bean said he was “shocked” that Sen Brangman had kept his junior Ministerial portfo...
DATE: Aug 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Elected officials at the Corporation of Hamilton have yet to sign up to a new code of conduct and guidelines for meetings issued by Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy — and one senior member insists he and others will not be doing so.
Alderman Carlto...
DATE: Aug 21, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Premier Michael Dunkley will next month face potential challenges to his leadership at the OBA’s party conference.
Mr Dunkley — who has been Premier since Craig Cannonier stepped down nearly three months ago and acting OBA leader — said: “I have no i...
DATE: Aug 16, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A summer of discontent is a sign of a healthy democracy, Premier Michael Dunkley said this week.
But he warned that Government would not be swayed “by veiled threats about escalation and intimidation”.
“That doesn’t roll with me,” he said. “I will ce...
DATE: Aug 15, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The decision to drop the appeal against the Supreme Court’s ruling to grant status to Permanent Resident Certificate holders was “the right thing to do”, according to Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy.
Speaking alongside Junior Minister for Home Aff...
DATE: Jul 28, 2014
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Politics
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Community leaders have denounced an “offensive” placard carried during Friday’s protest march and are urging residents to stand together, not be divided.
Many people took to social media and news websites to criticise the sign, which stated “White m...
DATE: Jul 28, 2014
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Politics
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Premier Michael Dunkley has denied being issued a seven-day ultimatum by campaigners who want Government to reconsider its stance on the granting of Bermuda Status to some Permanent Resident Certificate holders.
More than 500 people took to the stree...
DATE: Jul 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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The charitable status of Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda (CURB) has been deferred by the Charity Commissioners, Minister of Home Affairs Michael Fahy has confirmed, apparently sparking speculation among members of the public that the deferral wa...
DATE: Jul 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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