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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.
Ms Scott who was born in the United States...
DATE: Feb 22, 2012
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Growing complaints about landlords and tenants contributed to an increased workload for the Department of Consumer Affairs in 2011, Economy Minister Patrice Minors has revealed.
Mrs Minors said 657 general complaints were recorded throughout the year...
DATE: Feb 22, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance are doom and gloom merchants who only criticise, according to Environment Minister Marc Bean.
Mr Bean was taking issue with Shadow Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell’s “gloss” and “spin” accusation over the 2011 arri...
DATE: Feb 21, 2012
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New Progressive Labour Party candidate, Cabinet press officer Scott Simmons, is to run in the three-way showdown for Constituency 31, Southampton West Central.
It will be a race between the United Bermuda Party’s incumbent Charlie Swan, the One Berm...
DATE: Feb 21, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government initiatives that train jobless Bermudians into wage-earning positions has received guarded Opposition support.
Economy Minister Patrice Minors has indicated that vendors able to hire and train unemployed locals will be viewed more favourab...
DATE: Feb 21, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance has harshly criticised Government over its latest financial results.
And it has charged that a proposal to public sector workers to freeze pension contributions in exchange for a pay cut is a strategy to avoid rais...
DATE: Feb 21, 2012
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Politics
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Government is pulling out all the stops to ensure buses are up to par for another bumper cruise ship season.
The committment comes after Bermuda made international news headlines last year when angry cruise ship passengers were left stranded without ...
DATE: Feb 21, 2012
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Politics
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The golf courses at St George’s and Horizons should be re-opened and restored to help promote the Island as a golfing destination, according to Kim Swan.
Mr Swan, who was elected as a UBP MP, said Bermuda has invested a great deal upgrading its go...
DATE: Feb 20, 2012
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Politics
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Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards has again criticised Government’s handling of the economy saying budgeted expectations were “not even close” to actual figures.
Last week, Auditor General Heather Jacobs Matthews issued a qualified opinion on the ...
DATE: Feb 20, 2012
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Politics
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Government fought back at suggestions by the One Bermuda Alliance that its work permits moratorium policy is “counter-intuitive”.
A statement by Economy Minister Patrice Minors on efforts to get Bermudians employed in the construction industry was su...
DATE: Feb 20, 2012
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Politics
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