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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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Politics
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The ruling party is advising One Bermuda Alliance candidate Leah Scott to “stick to the issues that are important to the future of Bermuda” instead of making “defamatory insinuations”.
Rolled out as an OBA candidate on Wednesday, Ms Scott, a lawyer, ...
DATE: Feb 24, 2012
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Politics
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Bermuda’s golf renaissance has neglected two “excellent” courses that could be turned into world class teaching centres, according to St George’s West MP Kim Swan.
Mr Swan, who was elected as a UBP MP, is questioning the “deplorable” state of the St ...
DATE: Feb 24, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A lawyer who has been helping Government formulate an anti-gang law for Bermuda believes the Canadian legislation is a perfect fit for Bermuda.
Kevin Comeau believes the Canadian law is a good mix of “fairness and toughness” and will not encounter hu...
DATE: Feb 24, 2012
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Politics
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Lawyer and community activist Leah Scott has been chosen as the One Bermuda Alliance’s general election candidate for Southampton East Central.
She will be contesting against the ruling party’s Stephen Todd.
Announce her candidacy, Ms Scott described...
DATE: Feb 23, 2012
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Politics
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Premier Paula Cox has accused Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards of a lack of patriotism in the latest round of the war of words over Government’s handling of the economy.
But Mr Richards says that the Premier’s criticism is misplaced.
“How a patri...
DATE: Feb 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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