7581 results returned for search: "" category ("Politics" AND "News")
Politicians who try to influence the awarding of government contracts could face a $10,000 fine and a year-long jail sentence under a new bill proposed by Premier Paula Cox.
The penalties, which would also apply to contractors and public officers fou...
DATE: May 26, 2012
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Premier Paula Cox pledged to make “clean hands when dealing with the public purse” a hallmark of her administration.
After tabling phase two of her Good Governance legislation in the House of Assembly, Ms Cox said the tightening of the rules would en...
DATE: May 25, 2012
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Women do not have “the old boys’ club” to help them along, so they must strive to network and support each other, according to Premier Paula Cox.
She believes that women forging strong partnerships and nurturing future leaders is crucial to surviving...
DATE: May 23, 2012
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
Thirty-year-old Andrew Simons yesterday followed his father into the political arena as he was unveiled as the One Bermuda Alliance’s candidate for Pembroke Central.
A risk analyst for the Arch Capital Group and Bermuda Regiment officer, Mr Simons is...
DATE: May 23, 2012
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Attorney General Kim Wilson will represent Bermuda at a decolonisation conference later this month.
The United Nations has invited Senator Wilson to its Pacific Regional Seminar on the implementation of the Third International Decade for the Eradicat...
DATE: May 22, 2012
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
This is the second part of a report from the House of Assembly of a debate that was sparked when Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards brought a motion on the Statistics Department’s findings that 698 jobs were lost last year, of which 691 were expatr...
DATE: May 21, 2012
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The One Bermuda Alliance has retained its seven point lead over the Progressive Labour Party, but increasing numbers of voters are snubbing both parties.
In a new poll by Mindmaps, 36 percent of people said they would vote OBA in a general election, ...
DATE: May 21, 2012
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Government wasted time and money signing up to a charter it chose to ignore, Southampton West Central MP Charlie Swan told the House of Assembly.
Mr Swan took issue with Environment Minister Marc Bean’s position that the UK Environment Charter was on...
DATE: May 21, 2012
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons has accused Government of violating “basic rules of transparency and good governance” by withholding a controversial lease agreement with Pembroke Hamilton Club from the public.
Dr Gibbons said Government had a...
DATE: May 21, 2012
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
An update on the National Tourism Plan led to a war of words in the Upper House this week.
The clash followed an industry update by Junior Tourism Minister Vince Ingham based on statistics from a recent report.
According to that report, the Island sh...
DATE: May 19, 2012
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|