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Premier Craig Cannonier has acknowledged that Heritage Wharf modifications were not completed on time to accommodate the Norwegian Breakaway.
The ship was tied to the old dock when it arrived here on Wednesday and, The Royal Gazette understands, the...
DATE: May 18, 2013
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Schools are to be directly targeted by police as part of the fight against gang crime, Minister of Public Safety Michael Dunkley told to the House of Assembly this morning.
Mr Dunkley said: “On the intervention front, I am pleased to advise Honourabl...
DATE: May 17, 2013
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Senators are considering a raft of rule changes that would allow longer debates in the chamber, and make serveral current practices official in the standing orders.
Among the changes proposed are; allowing the senator who brings forward a motion the...
DATE: May 17, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Opposition Progressive Labour Party will table a motion in Parliament today calling for a Select Committee on Elections.
The motion, to be introduced by Shadow Education Minister Walton Brown reads:
“Whereas ensuring integrity and transparency i...
DATE: May 17, 2013
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Marc Bean has told the Island’s churches that they have no business interfering in the issue of bringing gambling to the Island.
Pointing to a need for a separation between church and state, Mr Bean questioned what right the church had to comment on ...
DATE: May 17, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government is in the final stages of establishing an ad hoc Governance Committee to look into fixed term elections, among other issues.
Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy said in the Senate this morning the committee will also investigate introducing...
DATE: May 15, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Contacting a civil servant for information was wrong, new Attorney General says
By Ayo Johnson
Shadow Attorney General Kim Wilson was wrong to approach a civil servant for information, Attorney General Mark Pettingill says.
Mr Pettingill rejected cla...
DATE: May 13, 2013
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg breached diplomatic protocol when he endorsed the One Bermuda Alliance Government at the christening of the Norwegian Breakaway, according to former United Bermuda Party leader Kim Swan.
Mr Bloomberg's comments, ...
DATE: May 11, 2013
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Public transportation will be limited for two hours Monday morning due to a meeting of the Bermuda Industrial Union.
Said a Government spokesman: “The Department of Public Transportation and the Department of Marine & Ports have advised that due to a...
DATE: May 10, 2013
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Work on the Heritage Wharf modification project is progressing well despite some weather related setbacks, reported Public Works Minister Trevor Moniz.
Mr Moniz also reassured the public that Government would not engage in a cover-up about workforce...
DATE: Apr 29, 2013
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