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The United Bermuda Party is calling on Government to establish covenants that will ensure that the replacement housing at Ireland Island will always be for lower income families.
The call comes in the wake of Public Works Minister Michael Weeks’ anno...
DATE: May 14, 2012
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Politics
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The Proceeds of Crime Amendment Act 2012 passed with little fanfare yesterday, but not before a series of questions on the cash for gold exchange in Bermuda.
National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief who piloted the Bill through the House of Assemb...
DATE: May 12, 2012
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Politics
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Work on new housing units to replace the Victoria and Albert Row will begin this summer, according to Public Works Minister Michael Weeks.
Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Mr Weeks said that phase one of the project, 45 housing units to be b...
DATE: May 12, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Lawmakers are slated to debate just one piece of legislation today — the Proceeds of Crime Amendment Act, 2012, which would give the authorities the power to seize ill-gotten gains derived from the illicit drug trade.
The new law would clear the lega...
DATE: May 11, 2012
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Politics
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Ruling party backbencher Randy Horton was yesterday rolled out as the party’s election candidate for Southampton West.
Premier Paula Cox described Mr Horton as a “drum major for social justice and equity” and a good team player.
Mr Horton first enter...
DATE: May 10, 2012
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Politics
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Internal wrangling at the Progressive Labour Party over Leroy Bean’s general election candidacy continued on Monday night with a lengthy and heated discussion at a meeting of the party’s Central Committee, The Royal Gazette has learned.
The meeting a...
DATE: May 09, 2012
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Politics
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Jeff Baron, a 36-year-old former police officer, was announced yesterday as the One Bermuda Alliance’s general election candidate for Pembroke South East.
Mr Baron, whose family homestead is in the constituency, will be up against the ruling party’s ...
DATE: May 09, 2012
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Politics
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The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance and the two MP’s elected under the United Bermuda Party Banner have welcomed news of a full-scale prison review.
But OBA Shadow Minister of Justice Trevor Moniz has questioned why it took the Government so long to ...
DATE: May 08, 2012
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Politics
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The Opposition has charged that Government dragged its feet on implementing the Road Traffic Amendment Act, after former Magistrate Edward King said the new law still didn’t go far enough.
Citing the tragedy nine years ago of Tyaisha Cox, killed afte...
DATE: May 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The House of Assembly could debate the Ombudsman’s report on the handling of the Tucker’s Point Special Development Order (SDO) this week.
In a statement, United Bermuda Party MP Charlie Swan said he intends to debate the legislation on May 11 when t...
DATE: May 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
