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Pulling into a parking lot and stopping because he had decided he was too drunk to drive was not enough to prevent a Smith’s man from earning a $1,000 fine and one year driving ban.
Police found 32-year-old Brian Simmons asleep with his legs out of h...
DATE: Mar 30, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Seniors excluded from Government financial assistance have been made eligible again.
A stipulation in the 2004 Financial Assistance Regulations, which blocked struggling seniors who owned their own homes from receiving help, has been rolled back, eff...
DATE: Mar 29, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Shadow Health Minister Michael Dunkley yesterday urged Government to reveal its plan to bring seniors’ home Lefroy House up to standard.
Senator Dunkley noted his predecessor Louise Jackson has called for work to be done on the property since Hurrica...
DATE: Mar 29, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Shortfalls in police technology, some of which came up a recent evaluation by UK inspectors, are being tackled in this year’s Budget, the Senate heard.
And the Opposition suggested police publish lists of outstanding warrants, to cut down on a backlo...
DATE: Mar 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Updates on Bermuda’s honey bees, chickens and carrots were shared with Senators during the debate on the budget for the Department of Environmental Protection.
There was good news for the bee population, which appears to be recovering from a deadly m...
DATE: Mar 27, 2012
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Politics
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Concerns over pot washers who were reportedly given short notice periods to quit their jobs were “largely manufactured in the media,” according to a Government Senator.
In August 2010, Government imposed a work permit moratorium for landscape gardene...
DATE: Mar 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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The Progressive Labour Party will win the next election on the doorsteps of their constituents, several party candidates said last night.
Speaking yesterday at a public meeting at the Devonshire Seventh Day Adventist Church Hall, Public Works Ministe...
DATE: Mar 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Planning Department was allotted a budget of $3.9 million, the same as last year, and is expected to bring in more than $1 million in revenue, the Senate heard during the Budget debate.
Government Senator David Burt noted that the Department has ...
DATE: Mar 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Justice’s $58.5 million budget was approved in the Senate yesterday without debate.
While the budget sparked a long debate in the House of Assembly, the Ministry’s budget was allotted only a half-hour for debate in the Senate. As a re...
DATE: Mar 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Senate has approved legislation that would extend lower cabin tax rates in Hamilton and St George’s, among other legislation.
In a busy session on Friday, the Senate passed the Miscellaneous Taxes Amendment Act 2012, which extends the lower tax r...
DATE: Mar 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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