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Government Estates Minister Michael Scott has no qualms about placing some $10 million of Government property in a soft real estate market.
And a timeline for commercialising the sea bed, first mooted in 1998, is dependent on private developers.
The...
DATE: Mar 02, 2012
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Exploiting Bermuda’s allocation of the satellite orbital slots is not a number one priority, said Marc Bean, Minister of Infrastructure Strategy.
Speaking at a press conference to highlight his Ministry’s budget priorities for 2012-13, the Minister s...
DATE: Mar 02, 2012
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Government is still in the early stages of looking into taking control of Bermuda’s commercial airspace, according to Transport Minister Derrick Burgess.
He told a press conference yesterday that everything had a planning stage and the idea was prese...
DATE: Mar 02, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government will spend $3 million replacing the ageing vehicles in Bermuda’s public bus fleet, Transport Minister Derrick Burgess announced yesterday.
He told a press conference the Department of Public Transportation (DPT) had been allocated the fund...
DATE: Mar 01, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermudians made to purchase land licences should be given a refund, according to Opposition Senator Michael Fahy.
But while the Senator said scheme was discriminatory and harmful to the real estate industry, Senator David Burt denied both claims, say...
DATE: Mar 01, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Amendments to PACE and orders intended to encourage greater adoption of solar power were among the legislation approved in Senate.
According to Justice Minister Kim Wilson, the Police and Criminal Evidence Amendment Act (No 2) is intended to clarify ...
DATE: Mar 01, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Companies owed Government more than $27 million in Social Insurance contributions as of last November, according to Junior Finance Minister David Burt.
Responding to written parliamentary questions asked by Opposition Senator Toni Daniels, Sen Burt r...
DATE: Mar 01, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government Senator Jonathan Smith criticised the Opposition for repeatedly setting back a proposed debate on violent crime.
But while Progressive Labour Party Senator Smith said he believed the Opposition was trying to retreat following positive crim...
DATE: Mar 01, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government is not ruling out the idea of privatising some public services.
At Monday’s Chamber of Commerce breakfast briefing on the 2012-2013 National Budget, Digicel CEO Wayne Caines raised the topic of privatisation suggesting that privatising th...
DATE: Feb 29, 2012
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Unions representing public sector workers will have a response to the Premier’s pension freeze and wage cut proposal by Monday, it was announced yesterday.
The various unions involved had “lengthy and productive” meetings with Government at the Bermu...
DATE: Feb 24, 2012
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