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Health Minister Zane DeSilva “thumbed his nose” at the law to get his development plans approved on protected land, an environmental group has charged.
Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST) chairman Stuart Hayward said former Environm...
DATE: Nov 15, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Health Minister Zane DeSilva’s suggestion that the rich pay more for healthcare has drawn a sharp response from the One Bermuda Alliance, who speculate that Government is moving toward socialised medicine.
“It’s simply another form of income tax,” sa...
DATE: Nov 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Emergency services dealt with four traffic accidents resulting in injury during Friday’s public holiday.
And one of the crashes has prompted an MP to call for better safety measures on the road in question.
No-one was seriously hurt in any of the acc...
DATE: Nov 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Government has postponed Monday night’s town hall meeting on the Throne Speech due to a “conflicting national event”.
The event is believed to be the Bermuda vs Barbados World Cup qualifying football game, though it wasn’t possible to confirm that wi...
DATE: Nov 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Government and insurance companies are working together to ensure people don’t put their health at risk because they can’t afford upfront payments.
Health Minister Zane DeSilva says meetings have already taken place to try to scrap upfront payments ...
DATE: Nov 12, 2011
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Politics
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Former Chamber of Commerce president Stephen Todd is to run as a candidate for the Progressive Labour Party in the next general election.
Mr Todd, whose resignation from the Chamber was announced yesterday, will represent the PLP in Constituency 30, ...
DATE: Nov 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Job Corps programme is currently being adapted to meet Bermuda’s needs and will be launched in the second quarter of next year.
This was the promise of Community Development Minister Michael Weeks as he highlighted the progress of the long-awaite...
DATE: Nov 10, 2011
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Politics
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According to Pat Gordon-Pamplin who has been a politician for 12 years, the OBA brings a more conciliatory approach to politics than the UBP did.
This, we understand, was a directive from its leader and advisers.
But for Ms Gordon-Pamplin, who was on...
DATE: Nov 10, 2011
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Politics
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Race is not an issue for the younger generation, according to One Bermuda Alliance candidate Anthony Francis.
Speaking at an “open mic” youth event organised by Future Bermuda Alliance the youth group of the OBA Mr Francis said that it was wrong for...
DATE: Nov 09, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Craig Cannonier sees himself as an agent of change. The newly appointed Leader of the Official Opposition has a vision of a politics which is solution oriented and rancour free.
“I think the language of parliament has to change. We’ve gone through a...
DATE: Nov 09, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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