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A trip to Washington DC for President Barack Obama’s inauguration provided an opportunity to establish “key relationships”, according to Premier Craig Cannonier.
The Premier and his wife Antoinette were in the US capital over the weekend for the inau...
DATE: Jan 23, 2013
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Bermuda's controversial term limits policy for work permit holders will be suspended for two years or scrapped entirely, Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy has announced.
A final decision is expected before the end of this month.
In a nod to the poli...
DATE: Jan 22, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The first One Bermuda Alliance Cabinet has the will to tackle structural racism and all options, including affirmative action type policies, are being looked at, Premier Craig Cannonier said yesterday.
And Government’s tiny majority in The House of A...
DATE: Jan 21, 2013
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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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Politics
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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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Politics
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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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Politics
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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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Politics
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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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Politics
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