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Legislation introducing the use of electronic monitoring devices for persons on bail or probation has been tabled in the House of Assembly.
The Electronic Monitoring Act 2011 amends the Bail Act 2005 to allow electronic monitoring to be a condition o...
DATE: Dec 05, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Parliamentarians participated in a lengthy debate before they passed the Incentives for Job Makers Act 2011 on Friday.
OBA MP Shawn Crockwell said he would support the legislation, calling it a positive step, but he expressed numerous concerns with ...
DATE: Dec 05, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police will not be launching “a prostitute witch hunt” because it’s too difficult to know whether women are selling sex or hooking up with new guys.
This is the view of National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief who says he is “loathe to intervene”...
DATE: Dec 05, 2011
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By Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation which would create a register of all land on the Island has been tabled, with Environment Minister Marc Bean promising easier property sales.
Putting forward the Land Title Registration Bill 2011, Mr Bean said Gov...
DATE: Dec 05, 2011
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Allowing foreign company bosses to stay in Bermuda will help to create job opportunities and ensure that Bermudians have a better future.
This was the promise of Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox who said Government was doing all it could to “t...
DATE: Dec 05, 2011
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It’s all change at the Human Rights Commission if a bill tabled in the House yesterday is approved by legislators.
A press release from Youth Minister Glenn Blakeney, whose portfolio includes the HRC, explained that the current system is “extremely l...
DATE: Dec 03, 2011
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A one stop career centre is expected to come into place next year following the approval of legislation in the House of Assembly yesterday.
The National Trading Board Amendment Act 2011, tabled by Minister of Economy Trade and Industry Patrice Minors...
DATE: Dec 03, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Motorists should go as far as to turn their cellphones off when they get into their cars to stop themselves talking and texting while behind the wheel.
This was the plea of Deputy Speaker Randy Horton who gave a passionate speech in the House of Asse...
DATE: Dec 03, 2011
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PLP candidate Lawrence Scott insists he’s all about “customer service rather than politics” as he takes the reins from his father.
Mr Scott, 31, has been unveiled as the election candidate in the Warwick South East constituency of former Premier Ale...
DATE: Dec 02, 2011
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Police stop and search laws designed to prevent outbreaks of violence may not address the underlying social issues but are appropriate, constitutional and effective, National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief argued this week.
“To meet the challenge...
DATE: Dec 02, 2011
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