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Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess has resigned from his position as Minister of Transport following reports of an altercation with another Cabinet member.
In a statement released last night, Mr Burgess said that media reports about the events are embell...
DATE: Jun 07, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Somerset residents are already benefiting from new powers bestowed upon police last month to clear neighbourhoods of troublemakers, the Senate heard yesterday.
Junior National Security Minister Jonathan Smith told the Upper Chamber that members of th...
DATE: Jun 07, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Derrick Burgess has resigned as Minister of Transport.
In a statement issued last night, Mr Burgess mentioned a reported “discussion” he had, believed to be with his then Cabinet colleague Michael Scott inside the House of Assembly building on Frida...
DATE: Jun 06, 2012
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Donal Smith has been appointed Deputy Mayor of Hamilton, at the the first City meeting held by the new Corporation under Mayor Graeme Outerbridge.
The public section of the meeting was attended by about 15 people, a number of whom put suggestions to ...
DATE: Jun 06, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
One Bermuda Alliance candidate Ras Mykkal has expressed concern over Pembroke Hamilton Club’s failure to pay principal on money it borrowed from Bermuda Industrial Union.
In 2001 the BIU loaned PHC $1.2 million to cover expenses to install a new ligh...
DATE: Jun 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The One Bermuda Alliance has called on the Premier to explain reports of a physical clash between two senior Government ministers in the House of Assembly.
Witnesses informed The Royal Gazette that Progressive Labour Party Deputy Premier Derrick Burg...
DATE: Jun 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Alumnae Chapter (BAC) of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is hosting Bermuda’s first voter registration drive.
The first event in a series organised in collaboration with the Parliamentary Registrar, took place at the Harbour Nights event ...
DATE: Jun 04, 2012
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Politics
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The Opposition is criticising a pamphlets sent out to residents by Government because “it undermines their ability mislead Bermudians about the Budget”, a Progressive Labour Party spokesperson charged.
Entitled ‘Let Us Build One Another, Together’, t...
DATE: Jun 04, 2012
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Politics
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A series of brochures, called ‘Let Us Build One Another, Together’, and mailed to residents this week have been described as Government “electioneering” by OBA MP Mark Pettingill.
But while he called on the ruling Progressive Labour Party to reimburs...
DATE: Jun 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Suggestions that public officials have not been held to account over the abuse of taxpayers’ money have been dismissed by Cabinet Secretary Donald Scott.
He said sanctions, including surcharge and dismissal, have been applied in spite of Auditor Gen...
DATE: Jun 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
