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Shadow Minister of Home Affairs Walter Roban was not surprised to hear by the Minister’s own admission that eradicating term limits has not triggered an influx of international companies to return to Bermuda.
In part three of a series on ‘Immigration...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy is to attend the International Labour Organization (ILO) Meeting of the Caribbean Labour Ministers in Trinidad and Tobago from July 2 to July 3.
The theme of the two day meeting is ‘The Caribbean and Labour 2013 and...
DATE: Jun 30, 2013
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Government scholarships have been capped at $35,000 — but the time covered has been extended from three to four years.
The controversial bill, brought to the House of Assembly by Economic Development Minister Grant Gibbons, raised the hackles of Oppo...
DATE: Jun 29, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Able-bodied people who have not found employment after three months on financial assistance would be required to do up to 15 hours of community service weekly under new rules approved by MPs last night.
The change is part of a planned overhaul of the...
DATE: Jun 29, 2013
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Tougher requirements for Financial Assistance proposed by Community Minister Wayne Scott have been approved in Parliament.
The amendment won broad support from Opposition MPs.
They include requirements that recipients register with the Department of ...
DATE: Jun 29, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Westgate inmate posted the Island’s highest score in mathematics in the General Education Diploma and was one of 22 former and current inmantes from across the Island who graduated this month.
The prisoner’s achievement was highlighted by Michael D...
DATE: Jun 29, 2013
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Politicians have made a final decision to withdraw a proposal to expand the definition of harassment in the Human Rights Act.
The measure met with little comment from the Opposition Progressive Labour Party, which had successfully opposed the change...
DATE: Jun 29, 2013
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A contentious debate in the House of Assembly saw amendments to the Child Day Care Allowance grudgingly approved.
The amendments put forward by Community Minister Wayne Scott gives Government the power to impose parenting classes on recipients who br...
DATE: Jun 29, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Human Rights Act will take centre stage again in the House of Assembly this morning as legislators reconsider an amendment intended to expand the definition of unlawful harassment.
Government was defeated in its bid to withdraw the amendment — de...
DATE: Jun 28, 2013
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House Speaker Randolph Horton tipped the vote in favour of the Opposition on Friday on Walton Brown’s resolution to establish a Select Committee on elections.
The move came after MPs voted in a tie when Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley tried to...
DATE: Jun 24, 2013
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Politics
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