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United Bermuda Party candidates who declared interest in Government contracts in the 2007 general election failed to do so as One Bermuda Alliance candidates, according to Shadow Finance Minister David Burt.
Addressing the Parliamentary Election Comm...
DATE: Sep 25, 2013
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Parliamentary registrar Randy Scott suggested Government consider creating an Election Commission to help oversee the evolution of the Island’s electoral process.
During yesterday’s first public meeting of the Parliamentary Election Committee, Mr Sco...
DATE: Sep 24, 2013
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Government’s decision to send a Bermuda delegation to a conference in Miami has been branded “a junket on South Beach” by the Opposition.
Premier Craig Cannonier, along with three Ministers and three civil servants, are attending the two-day KPMG Isl...
DATE: Sep 23, 2013
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Environment Minister Sylvan Richards has claimed responsibility for overgrown grounds that greeted students at the start of the school year.
Mr Richards apologised to students, saying recent heavy summer rains had taxed the Parks Department’s resourc...
DATE: Sep 16, 2013
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Government “outsourced” leadership and unpopular decision-making to the SAGE Commission, Opposition MPs charged, during a heated Motion to Adjourn in the House of Assembly last night.
Progressive Labour Party MP Rolfe Commissiong blasted SAGE as an e...
DATE: Sep 14, 2013
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Legislators head to parliament this morning for an extension of the first parliamentary session under the new One Bermuda Alliance Government.
Three sittings will be held this month in a bid to complete Government’s legislative agenda as articulated ...
DATE: Sep 13, 2013
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New legislation cracking down on work permit violations is expected to be tabled in the House of Assembly when Parliament reconvenes on Friday.
The new laws will give the Chief Immigration Officer power to impose a civil penalty of $5,000 for a first...
DATE: Sep 12, 2013
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Opposition leader Marc Bean contends the ruling party’s “minimal legislative agenda” is the sole reason behind three Parliamentary sessions this month before the House reconvenes in November.
However an OBA spokesman described Mr Bean’s comments as “...
DATE: Sep 10, 2013
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Parliament will sit for three extra sessions starting this Friday in order for Government “to move aggressively” through its Throne Speech objectives, according to Premier Craig Cannonier.
In a statement released yesterday, Mr Cannonier confirmed tha...
DATE: Sep 09, 2013
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By Gareth Finighan
Premier Craig Cannonier will be in Gibraltar this week to attend meetings with other Overseas Territories leaders.
The talks will focus on a Joint Ministerial Council meeting, which will be held in London in November.
Premier Cann...
DATE: Sep 09, 2013
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