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Government needs to take a harder line on serious crime by maximising punishment, says the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce.
Chamber president Ronnie Viera delivered a lengthy wish list for the next Throne Speech when contacted yesterday.
Much of it was t...
DATE: Oct 25, 2012
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Members of the Progressive Labour Party will be invited to sit in a One Bermuda Alliance Cabinet, the media was told yesterday.
But it is unclear whether Health Minister Zane DeSilva would make the grade.
At a press conference to announce the distrib...
DATE: Oct 24, 2012
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A crackdown on employer abuse of immigration rules, longer school days and handing the proceeds of crime back to communities are some of the policy initiatives of the One Bermuda Alliance should it take control of the reins of Government, it was reve...
DATE: Oct 24, 2012
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All the tension of the US election’s final stretch filled the air as Bermudian student Amanda Spencer took her place in the audience for the last Presidential debate.
High security was also highly visible, according to Ms Spencer, with each auditoriu...
DATE: Oct 24, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Governor George Fergusson highlighted several key points that make Bermuda special during a speech to the Hamilton Rotary Club yesterday.
Friendliness, preservation of wildlife, a multilayered culture and ties to historical landmarks in North America...
DATE: Oct 24, 2012
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An independent tribunal on immigration matters is beginning to schedule its first appeals, more than a year after it was established.
The “significant delay” to proceedings was criticised by Opposition MP Shawn Crockwell, who said in August that it h...
DATE: Oct 24, 2012
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Sniping over Government’s insurance bill continues between the Progressive Labour Party and the One Bermuda Alliance.
In the war of words over who said it first, Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards countered Premier Paula Cox’s statement that the OB...
DATE: Oct 23, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Pembroke Parish Council will tonight host a public meeting on the topic of term limits.
Guest panellists are Walton Brown, PLP Candidate for Pembroke Central, Jeff Baron, OBA Candidate for Pembroke South East, Bermuda Industrial Union President C...
DATE: Oct 23, 2012
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Health Minister Zane DeSilva will likely be challenged by Jon Brunson for the Southampton East seat (district 29) at the next general election, The Royal Gazette understands.
Meanwhile, former Deputy Mayor of the City of Hamilton Glen Smith has been ...
DATE: Oct 23, 2012
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Voters face a choice between growth and economic contraction, according to the Opposition party.
The One Bermuda Alliance’s pro-growth platform includes payroll tax exemptions for new Bermudian hiring, directing 20 percent of Government’s goods and s...
DATE: Oct 22, 2012
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