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The Opposition Progressive Labour Party has given a guarded response to yesterday’s Cabinet shuffle, saying that, while the news was welcome, the axe should have fallen much earlier.
And it also questioned why more dramatic changes had not been made,...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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Politics
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Premier Craig Cannonier has reduced the size of his Cabinet from 13 Ministers to just ten in a move that will save the taxpayer around $240,000.
At a press conference yesterday, Mr Cannonier said the changes, which take place with immediate effect, w...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government needs to find ways to encourage the private sector to fund anti-gang and anti-drug initiatives, according to Senator Jeff Baron.
Sen Baron, the Junior Minister for Public Safety, told the Senate yesterday that several other countries are w...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Restaurants in Hamilton must equip their kitchens with grease traps come January 1, according to the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce.
The clogging of sewerage systems by grease deposits has been a long-standing annoyance for City workers, and can contrib...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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Politics
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Premier Craig Cannonier last night insisted that his first Cabinet shuffle will not create a friction within Government from potentially disgruntled former Ministers now booted to the backbenches
And that sentiment was supported by former Environment...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Premier Craig Cannonier has unveiled a new Cabinet line-up that reduces the number of Government Ministers from 13 to ten.
At a press conference this morning, Mr Cannonier said the changes were “part of a process toward better governing and greater e...
DATE: Dec 11, 2013
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Politics
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Controversial contracts signed by the Corporation of Hamilton will be scrutinised by MPs in the House of Assembly today.
The municipality signed a 262-year lease with developers in October 2012 to rebuild the city’s waterfront. But details of the dea...
DATE: Dec 06, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The One Bermuda Alliance has played down the results of a poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette which suggests the ruling party and the Premier are lagging behind the Opposition in popularity.
The survey, published yesterday, showed that Opposition ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Progressive Labour Party has a marginal lead over the One Bermuda Alliance, according to a new poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette.
And Opposition Leader Marc Bean enjoys a ten point lead over Premier Craig Cannonier in the survey carried out ...
DATE: Dec 02, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Three out of four voters believe the business community is not sacrificing enough during the economic crisis.
According to a poll by Mindmaps, 76 percent of people do not think business is “doing all it can to share sacrifices” in the recession.
Just...
DATE: Dec 02, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith