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Boys aged eight to ten must be targeted with “laser precision” to eradicate Bermuda’s gang problem, according to former Police Commissioner and Government Senator Jonathan Smith.
Sen Smith said UK research shows how risk factors measured in boys of t...
DATE: Jul 05, 2012
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Bermuda’s seniors need an independent watchdog according to Opposition MP Louise Jackson.
Mrs Jackson, the spokesperson for seniors with the One Bermuda Alliance, has been calling for an Ombudsman for Seniors for at least seven years.
According to th...
DATE: Jul 05, 2012
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Seniors will be protected by law from paying car licence fees, under legislation tabled by Transport Minister Walter Roban.
But they will have to visit TCD and show their driving licence to qualify for the exemption, as the Ministry cracks down on ab...
DATE: Jul 05, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The United Bermuda Party has questioned Government’s handling of the Park Hyatt Resort project following a lack of updates.
In a recent statement, a party spokesman said: “The Town of St George’s suffered with the demise of cruise ship traffic, and t...
DATE: Jul 03, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The UK White Paper on Overseas Territories could lead to a stronger and more beneficial bond between Bermuda and the UK, according to the Premier.
Speaking on the paper yesterday, Premier Paula Cox said: “It’s ambitions and sets out an agenda for cha...
DATE: Jul 02, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Campaigners welcomed news of a debate in Parliament focusing on equal rights for gay people (see main story). However, they complained that talk of introducing a UK-style Equality Act has come too late, and does not go far enough. Here is a roundup o...
DATE: Jul 02, 2012
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Politics
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The One Bermuda Alliance has called on Premier Paula Cox to respond to claims by the Ombudsman that she was pressured during high-level conversations.
Shadow Attorney General Trevor Moniz said in a statement yesterday: “Good governance needs strong l...
DATE: Jul 02, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
MPs gave their views on the future of Bermuda’s tourism industry during a wide-ranging debate on the new National Tourism Plan in the House of Assembly on Friday.
Kim Swan, who was elected as a United Bermuda Party MP, said that entrepreneurs decades...
DATE: Jul 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The sale of bonds hailed as a success by Government may not be the good news the PLP are claiming, according to Shadow Minister Bob Richards.
Speaking in the House of Assembly on Friday at the Motion to Adjourn, the One Bermuda Alliance MP said that ...
DATE: Jul 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Shadow Seniors Minister Louise Jackson criticised the Government for slow responses to reports of senior abuse.
Addressing the House of Assembly on Friday, Mrs Jackson said that she herself had reported a senior suffering from dementia who was being ...
DATE: Jul 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes