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A Government Senator and union leader yesterday alleged the Opposition used private medical records for political gain, as the row over civil servants’ dental insurance rumbled on.
But one Government employee backed up Shadow Health Minister Michael ...
DATE: Jul 12, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Transport Minister Walter Roban moved to set the record straight yesterday and hit back at complaints about the maintenance of the Island’s ferries.
This after a slew of criticism by members of the community and the Opposition due to maintenance prob...
DATE: Jul 12, 2012
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Politics
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Government has allowed public facilities to fall into a state of disrepair, according to Southampton West MP Charlie Swan.
Mr Swan noted the deteriorating state of west end sites Gibbs Hill Lighthouse and the Rockaway Ferry stop, which he said have b...
DATE: Jul 12, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Matters raised by the Auditor General, including concern about inappropriate spending of public funds by the Bermuda Land Development Company, are expected to be discussed in public by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) today.
The meeting will be h...
DATE: Jul 12, 2012
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Politics
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Insurers BF&M yesterday said Government’s payments are up to date and all civil servants have been fully covered for dental treatment.
And the Progressive Labour Party called for One Bermuda Alliance leader Craig Cannonier to sanction Shadow Health M...
DATE: Jul 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Premier Paula Cox opposed Leroy Bean's selection as a Progressive Labour Party election candidate, according to multiple sources within the party.
Mr Bean — chosen by the St George's South branch in August 2010 — is said to have been deselected by th...
DATE: Jul 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Premier Paula Cox questioned yesterday whether concerns raised about the misuse of public funds were connected to Bermuda having a black government.
The Finance Minister was speaking at a press conference where she announced former Bermuda Land Devel...
DATE: Jul 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The One Bermuda Alliance yesterday provided documents appearing to indicate civil servants lost their dental insurance coverage, as it stood by its claim Government has fallen into arrears with premium payments.
Lists from the BF&M portal, printed of...
DATE: Jul 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Thousands of civil servants have lost their dental insurance coverage because Government failed to pay the premium, Shadow Health Minister Michael Dunkley claimed last night.
But the Ministry of Finance dismissed the claim as “extraordinary”, insisti...
DATE: Jul 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
United Bermuda Party MP Charlie Swan has called for answers over a cancelled commuter ferry service.
Government announced on Monday that the 7.55am Rockaway to Hamilton service had been axed with immediate effect and without any notice.
Mr Swan asked...
DATE: Jul 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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