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Families Minister Glenn Blakeney yesterday claimed a British expert has backed his controversial stance on sexual orientation discrimination.
Mr Blakeney told the House of Assembly he has consulted with a lord in the UK who agreed with his plan to am...
DATE: Feb 04, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Deputy Mayor Glen Smith has resigned so he can run for the One Bermuda Alliance at the next general election.
Mayor Charles Gosling announced Mr Smith’s resignation yesterday, saying the Corporation of Hamilton must remain apolitical.
Mr Smith has re...
DATE: Feb 04, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert yesterday released a report indented to lay the foundation for a National Tourism Plan.
The Minister said the document, created by the Tourism Board, would be instrumental in creating a five to ten year plan for the ind...
DATE: Feb 04, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The United Bermuda Party yesterday hinted that it plans to run a candidate in Pembroke South West.
“As we in the United Bermuda Party continue our work to reform and rebuild, we are casting a serious eye focused on this constituency,” said Kim Swan ...
DATE: Feb 03, 2012
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Politics
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Twenty-five-year-old Alexis Swan was yesterday unveiled as the One Bermuda Alliance’s general election candidate for Warwick South East.
Ms Swan will be one of youngest ever people seeking a place in Parliament as she takes on Lawrence Scott of the P...
DATE: Feb 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Government is refusing to release a 16-page report on the Bermuda Land Development Company, which cost taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars.
The document was produced in 2010 by BLDC’s chairman and deputy chairman at the time, Edward Saunders and P...
DATE: Feb 03, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Aggressive police tactics, increased penalties for gang-related crimes, and mediation between warring gangs are key if Bermuda is to win the peace and put an end to the gang lifestyle, according to National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief.
Other m...
DATE: Feb 03, 2012
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Shadow Attorney General Trevor Moniz yesterday accused Cabinet Ministers of “tangling themselves up” over the Auditor General’s damning report on inappropriate public spending.
Mr Moniz said statements released in recent days by Premier Paula Cox, De...
DATE: Feb 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Island’s parole system faces sweeping changes, Attorney General Kim Wilson has announced.
New legislation will introduce tiered sentencing, as well as tiered criteria for parole eligibility.
The move was welcomed by newly-appointed chairman of th...
DATE: Feb 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislators are today being urged to reject proposed changes to the Human Rights Act in favour of amendments which bring Bermuda’s human rights regime in line with international standards.
The amendments to be debated today do not go far enough to c...
DATE: Feb 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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