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Environment Minister Sylvan Richards has declined to respond to criticism over his controversial “blackety black” remarks in the House of Assembly on Friday.
But Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy yesterday reiterated his defence of his colleague say...
DATE: Jul 31, 2013
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Chamber president critical of PLP’s Walter Roban’s ‘intellectually bankrupt’ gibe
By Ayo Johnson
The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce is standing by its view that job creators should be given status.
Opposition MP Walter Roban’s characterised those who p...
DATE: Jul 30, 2013
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Environment Minister Sylvan Richards trivialised the struggle for civil rights in House of Assembly remarks on Friday, according to Opposition Senator Diallo Rabain.
Mr Richards had sought to highlight what he said had been the Progressive Labour Par...
DATE: Jul 30, 2013
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Premier Craig Cannonier plans to reduce the size of Cabinet in accordance with recommendations from the UK’s National School of Government.
But the Premier is not saying what those recommendations — made in 2011 to the former Progressive Labour Party...
DATE: Jul 30, 2013
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Government has tabled a new law fighting transnational organised crime.
The Transnational Organised Crime Bill 2013 makes it an offence to participate in a criminal organisation, smuggle or traffick in persons and forge or falsify travel documents.
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DATE: Jul 29, 2013
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Government is hoping to make money laundering and terrorist financing more difficult with a slew of measures tabled in the House of Assembly on Friday.
The Proceeds of Crime and Related Measures Amendment Act 2013 proposes to amend five laws and regu...
DATE: Jul 29, 2013
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Police have seized nine guns linked to a slew of firearms offences this year.
And that statistic shows that a gun bounty initiative introduced in May has “delivered results”, according to Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley.
In a statement deliver...
DATE: Jul 27, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The former Government was advised by its own lawyers that the sacking of an architect from a public works project was not justified and represented a breach of contract, it has been revealed.
And Attorney General Mark Pettingill has accused Oppositio...
DATE: Jul 27, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Parliament is set to debate proposals to abolish land licences for mixed-status couples, grant tax concessions for the redevelopment of Pink Beach Club and an agreement with the new owners of the Fairmont Hamilton Princess concerning Hamilton Harbour...
DATE: Jul 26, 2013
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Opposition Senators urged the public to “dig deeper” into recently released crime statistics during yesterday’s motion to adjourn.
But Government insisted that the public felt safer and that the community is safer.
Senator Marc Daniels raised the i...
DATE: Jul 25, 2013
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