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Government’s claim that the Progressive Labour Party administration in 2010/11 spent “upwards of $100 million a year on consultants” has been contested by the Opposition as “fairytale numbers”.
PLP Chairman Maynard Dill said Premier Craig Cannonier a...
DATE: Jan 21, 2013
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A statement sent to the media by the One Bermuda Alliance emphasised Premier Craig Cannonier’s key messages — none of which include a direct mention of tackling racism.
“One of the challenges that Bermuda has is that we have forgotten the human eleme...
DATE: Jan 19, 2013
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The Progressive Labour Party elected a new slate of officers, as the final item on the agenda of last year’s delegates conference was taken up.
Its new chairman is Maynard Dill, and Public Relations Officer Curtis Williams was returned to office.
A s...
DATE: Jan 18, 2013
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Government has broken its silence on the appointment of consultants and special advisers.
But it still refuses to say how much the political appointments will cost the taxpayer.
A press release from Cabinet Office last night said that Premier Craig C...
DATE: Jan 16, 2013
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The One Bermuda Alliance is open to changing its Constitution to reflect the rules under which Premier Craig Cannonier was elected leader, and will be forming a committee to review the governing document.
But in a statement yesterday party Chairman T...
DATE: Jan 11, 2013
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The new Parliament, led by Premier Craig Cannonier, will convene on February 8 with the Speech from the Throne by Governor George Fergusson.
Members of the Legislature will gather at the Cabinet Building at 11am.
The Bermuda Regiment Guard of Honour...
DATE: Jan 10, 2013
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The One Bermuda Alliance made history by being the first political party to have a non MP at its helm when Craig Cannonier was elected leader in September 2011.
But few knew that successive leadership elections would be held under new rules that rest...
DATE: Jan 10, 2013
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Legislators will have to work at breakneck speed when parliament reconvenes next month.
A tentative start date has been set of February 1, but the House of Assembly could reconvene as late as February 8 because of the additional administrative workl...
DATE: Jan 09, 2013
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Government is moving ahead with its general election promise of a two year suspension of term limits under new Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy.
But Mr Fahy also plans to impose meaningful penalties on employers who flout immigration rules.
Term li...
DATE: Jan 05, 2013
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A Parliamentary debate about reforming Bermuda’s drug laws and a publicly-accessible sex offenders’ register — those are just two of the priorities listed by new Attorney General (AG) Mark Pettingill.
Mr Pettingill has previously commented in Parliam...
DATE: Jan 05, 2013
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