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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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Bermuda could have another Premier in nine months when Craig Cannonier’s first term as Leader of the One Bermuda Alliance expires.
Mr Cannonier was elected to serve a two-year term as leader of the Island’s newest political party in September 2011.
T...
DATE: Jan 03, 2013
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A failure to respond publicly to criticism of the Progressive Labour Party’s approach to structural racism could be due to uncertainty about its new leadership’s stance on race but the PLP’s silence could also indicate a worrying abdication of its le...
DATE: Jan 02, 2013
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Members of the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party are free to accept appointments to Government Boards, the party said on Monday.
It is unclear what progress the new Government has made in confirming the board appointments most of which expired at year...
DATE: Jan 02, 2013
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The Opposition Progressive Labour Party yesterday called on Government to clarify its plans to review policy on the ownership of property by non-Bermudian spouses of Bermudians.
A statement issued by the PLP's Shadow Home Affairs Minister Walter Roba...
DATE: Jan 02, 2013
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Government’s Senate team is now complete, following a ceremony at Government House yesterday morning which saw three One Bermuda Alliance members sworn in as Senators.
The new appointees are Lynn Woolridge, Alexis Swan and Jeff Baron.
The three were ...
DATE: Dec 29, 2012
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Government’s Senate team is now complete, following a ceremony at Government House this morning which saw three One Bermuda Alliance members sworn in as Senators.
The new appointees are Lynn Woolridge, Alexis Swan and Jeff Baron.
The three were also ...
DATE: Dec 28, 2012
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Government’s proposal to legislate a fixed date for general elections every five years will likely be keenly opposed by the Opposition Progressive Labour Party.
And with a slim majority in the House of Assembly, there’s no guarantee that the One Berm...
DATE: Dec 28, 2012
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