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Would be mayor Graeme Outerbridge has accused the incumbent of “electioneering” when the City of Hamilton purchased a vacant lot in North East Hamilton.
But Mayor Charles Gosling hit back and said the decision to buy the property on the corner of Cou...
DATE: Apr 28, 2012
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Veteran politicians Dennis Lister and Michael Scott were yesterday unveiled as general election candidates for Sandys North Central and Sandys North.
Premier Paula Cox described the pair as “two pillars of the Progressive Labour Party Government”.
Mr...
DATE: Apr 27, 2012
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Dennis Lister and Michael Scott were today unveiled as PLP candidates for constituencies 35 and 36.
It will be Mr Lister’s sixth general election and at a press conference today he noted that he will be one of the two longest serving MPs in the next ...
DATE: Apr 26, 2012
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The One Bermuda Alliance has called on the Premier to demand that her Ministers resign if they break the rules.
The OBA’s Shawn Crockwell issued the call in the wake of civil servants union president Kevin Grant’s reminder to his membership that the ...
DATE: Apr 26, 2012
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Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess may appear before the Public Accounts Committee tomorrow afternoon as the committee’s hearings into the Auditor General’s latest Special Report gets underway.
The hearings which are open to the public take place at the ...
DATE: Apr 25, 2012
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Politics
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Heritage Month 2012 will be themed ‘Celebrating Hospitality Through the Ages’, Economy Minister Patrice Minors informed the House of Assembly.
Hotels linked to the Bermuda Hospitality Institute will take turns offering events every Tuesday in May.
Pr...
DATE: Apr 24, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
In a heated discussion of whether the Parliamentary Election Amendment Act, 2012 went far enough, Opposition MPs clashed with their Government counterparts over the need for Bermudians overseas to cast their votes.
Kim Swan, who was elected as an MP ...
DATE: Apr 24, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
St George’s West MP Kim Swan urged Government to come up with a plan to recruit more volunteer firefighters.
Mr Swan said the East End’s volunteer fire service has dwindled since it was amalgamated into Bermuda Fire Service in 2006, from 30 volunteer...
DATE: Apr 24, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Senator Diallo Rabain has criticised The Royal Gazette for putting an article about Elephant beer on the front page.
The article highlighted a shortage of the popular beer on the Island.
Sen Rabain yesterday described the placement of Saturday’s stor...
DATE: Apr 24, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda could become an environmental leader and protect the Atlantic by banning plastic bags, according to Senator Michael Fahy.
He said he attended a lecture over the Easter holiday about a floating mass of trash around twice the size of Texas, fou...
DATE: Apr 24, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
