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Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy has advised Commonwealth citizens with Bermudian status how to get a passport with the word ‘Bermuda’ on the front — thereby allowing them to travel to the US without a visa.
Senator Fahy told the Senate that such c...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Giving voting rights to commercial immigrants to Bermuda would be wrong, Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy told the Senate.
He said that an economic citizenship programme should not be taken off the table as all opportunities for economic growth for...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Opposition has praised the increase in budget allocation for the Bermuda Regiment, saying such increases are necessary for the end of conscription.
Speaking during the budget debate, Shadow Minister Michael Scott said he was pleased to see the bu...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former Government Minister has apologised to MPs for “unparliamentary” language during a Budget debate on Monday.
OBA MP Sylvan Richards apologised to Speaker Randy Horton and the House after Mr Horton pulled him up for a comment directed at an Opp...
DATE: Mar 13, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Angry MPs have clashed over Premier Craig Cannonier’s refusal to answer questions on contact with US building firm Landow.
Mr Cannonier, who is suing Opposition Leader Mark Bean and Shadow Finance Minister David Burt for defamation over the affair du...
DATE: Mar 08, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
GP plates have been removed from Government Ministers’ cars due to security threats, a Minister has revealed.
The plates — which identify official cars — have been swapped for ordinary licence numbers to make the cars harder to spot. The news came af...
DATE: Mar 07, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Parliament and the Senate should be put together under the same roof as soon as possible, according to a report on Bermuda’s governance tabled in the House of Assembly.
The Joint Select Committee also recommended that a new, independent body known as...
DATE: Mar 06, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Attorney General Mark Pettingill has refused to respond to Opposition questions over whether Government is investigating allegations of corruption within the Progressive Labour Party.
The questions came from PLP MP for Sandys North Michael Scott duri...
DATE: Mar 06, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Premier Craig Cannonier spent less on travel in 14 months than the Progressive Labour Party government, according to a rebuttal to Opposition criticism of the Premier’s travel bill.
The statement came in response to PLP Leader Marc Bean’s condemnatio...
DATE: Mar 01, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
With notably rancorous recent sessions of Parliament, the Speaker announced at the February 21 sitting that the people of Bermuda expected their business to be conducted with “respect, dignity and decorum”, adding: “I challenge us to live up to that ...
DATE: Mar 01, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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