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Members of the House of Assembly took on the issue of racism and the vestiges of institutionalised racism late Friday night. The take note motion submitted by Kim Swan, who was elected under the United Bermuda Party back in December last year and rei...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Homosexuals deserve protection against discrimination but Government has no intention of allowing same sex marriage, Families Minister Glenn Blakeney said yesterday.
The Minister stressed discrimination based on sexual orientation must be outlawed in...
DATE: Jul 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A controversial law forcing Bermudians married to non-Bermudians to obtain a licence for the purchase of their own homes has been rolled back in the House of Assembly.
However, such couples will still require approval to buy a second home — which One...
DATE: Jul 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
MPs debated a take note motion on a proposed Equality Act in the House of Assembly yesterday, among the issues raised was the need to give homosexuals protection against discrimination. The take note motion was brought to the House by Families Minist...
DATE: Jul 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A controversial law forcing Bermudians married to non-Bermudians to obtain a licence for the purchase their own homes has been rolled back in the House of Assembly.
However, such couples will still require approval to buy a second home — which One Be...
DATE: Jul 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Amnesty International yesterday told MPs they have a moral duty to ensure all residents receive equal protection, as they prepare to debate banning discrimination against non-heterosexuals.
And the human rights group believes Government is moving too...
DATE: Jul 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Testifying in front of the Public Accounts Committee about his time overseeing the Bermuda Land Development Corporation, Derrick Burgess insisted he had done nothing wrong.
The former Public Works Minister gave a spirited defence of his actions at th...
DATE: Jul 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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The likelihood of a summer General Election is fading fast, as the Parliamentary Registrar confirmed the people couldn’t go to the polls for at least a month after Premier Paula Cox calls an election.
But some within the Progressive Labour Party are ...
DATE: Jul 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Attorney General Kim Wilson has been given an enhanced role in working with other countries to help fight international crime, thanks to a bill passed by the Senate.
The Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) (Bermuda) Amendment Act will help h...
DATE: Jul 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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The Senate has approved legislation that places more requirements on companies to maintain records and accounts.
Shadow Finance Minister David Burt said the Specified Business Legislation Amendment Act 2012 “seeks to amend various pieces of specified...
DATE: Jul 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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