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Ship owners will have greater responsibility to provide medical care for those working on their vessel, under amendments tabled in the House of Assembly.
Every seafarer will have a right to material assistance and support from the ship owner for the ...
DATE: Jun 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Minister of Tourism Wayne Furbert has highlighted the need to provide “the most value-added vacation experience” for Bermuda’s visitors.
The Minister said that was the message which resonated clearly when he attended the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism A...
DATE: Jun 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Struggling pensioners who own their own homes or have an interest in property are still being denied state financial aid, Opposition politician Louise Jackson claimed.
The One Bermuda Alliance MP said despite amended regulations which came into effec...
DATE: Jun 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Visitors and the travelling public are being badly affected by Bermuda’s failing buses, Shadow Transport Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin told MPs..
The Opposition MP spoke out in the House of Assembly about the fact that 18 buses were out of service...
DATE: Jun 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards called on the Premier to reveal the amount of a bond Government is planning to issue to raise cash to fund current expenses and service existing debt.
The Opposition MP told the House of Assembly he was “taking th...
DATE: Jun 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
MPs have approved legislation which will allow Bermuda to meet its obligations to the US under a recently ratified treaty on legal assistance in criminal matters.
The instrument of ratification for the treaty was signed by US President Barack Obama a...
DATE: Jun 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Gang members who commit crimes will have up to five years added to their sentences under new legislation tabled in Parliament yesterday.
In addition, those who help gangsters commit an offence can be found guilty of that same offence themselves, and ...
DATE: Jun 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Bermuda is being subjected to “slow torture” by an international economic organisation, according to Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards.
The One Bermuda Alliance MP told the House of Assembly his party viewed the Organization for Economic Cooperati...
DATE: Jun 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Hundreds of free reflective vests and key chains have been handed out by the Road Safety Council in a bid to boost the safety of cyclists and pedestrians.
The giveaway took place at Harbour Nights on Front Street, Hamilton, on Wednesday June 13.
Outl...
DATE: Jun 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Auditor General Heather Matthews called for greater efforts chasing up delinquent employers as pension and tax arrears climbed once again.
And Government’s Consolidated Fund for 2009 failed to get a clean bill of health, for the second year in a row,...
DATE: Jun 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
