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Opposition leader Marc Bean claims the Progressive Labour Party is “stronger, more unified and more focused” since its election defeat ten months ago.
Speaking on the eve of the party’s annual conference, Mr Bean said that after 50 years of fighting ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Premier Craig Cannonier issued a call for unity at the One Bermuda Alliance annual conference last night.
Speaking at the Fairmont Southampton hotel, Mr Cannonier warned of the economic challenges the country was facing — but added that his Governmen...
DATE: Oct 20, 2013
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Michael Branco is quitting a post at the head of the governing party to focus on his career and family.
One of the two deputy chairs of the One Bermuda Alliance, he said his four-year stint in politics has been “very fulfilling”.
His term comes to an...
DATE: Oct 16, 2013
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Former Premier Alex Scott has decried what he sees as ongoing “disintegration” of the sustainable development initiative.
And he called on Government to dust off the Sustainable Development Strategy and Implementation Plan and read it.
“Take up that ...
DATE: Oct 15, 2013
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Politics
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Five of nine councillors approve of breaking tradition
By Gareth Finighan
Corporation of Hamilton officials have voted to give themselves massive compensation payments for attending council meetings that could cost ratepayers more than $100,000 each ...
DATE: Oct 10, 2013
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Politics
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Shadow Finance Minister David Burt called for a review of Bermuda’s tax system, as MPs debated legislation granting customs relief to the telecommunications industry.
Mr Burt claimed the Customs Tariff Amendment (No 2) Act 2013, which was passed duri...
DATE: Oct 04, 2013
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Politics
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Former Hamilton Mayor Charles Gosling takes a dim view of the latest municipalities reforms — charging that it hands Government the power to dispense with the Corporations “once and for all”.
And he accused the current administration of Hamilton, un...
DATE: Oct 04, 2013
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Politics
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City business owners welcomed changes to the law that hitherto excluded ratepayers from having a vote in the Island’s municipalities.
Former Premier and Hamilton businessman Sir John Swan hailed the Municipalities Amendment Bill as “a major step that...
DATE: Oct 04, 2013
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Politics
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A tax on fuel landed at the St George’s oil docks will raise funds necessary to protect the town’s World Heritage site status, Government has claimed.
MPs voted in favour of the Corporation of St George (UNESCO World Heritage Fund and Levy) Act 2013 ...
DATE: Oct 04, 2013
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Politics
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Legislation aimed at seizing the proceeds of criminal activity and encouraging investment in Bermuda were both approved in the Senate, along with a bill repealing the Park Hyatt Act.
The Investment Funds Amendment Act 2013, the Proceeds of Crime Amen...
DATE: Oct 04, 2013
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Politics
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