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A number of changes to the regulation of the insurance business are contained within a bill tabled on Friday.
Government MP Wayne Furbert presented the Insurance Amendment Act 2011 to the House of Assembly without any introductory remarks.
However, a...
DATE: Nov 28, 2011
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A US aquaculture expert will lead a free workshop this week on starting up and earning money from fish-farming.
With three quarters of our seafood imported to the Island, aquaculture stands to boost Bermuda’s food security, said Environment Minister ...
DATE: Nov 28, 2011
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The Opposition accused Premier Paula Cox of a “change in policy” relating to the Customs duty hike from 25 percent to 35 percent rubber-stamped by Parliament on Friday.
The One Bermuda Alliance believed the move was only a temporary one, for six mont...
DATE: Nov 28, 2011
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Work on the new aquatic centre at the National Sports Centre is proceeding on time and within budget, Government has announced. Sport Minister, Glenn Blakeney, updated the House of Assembly on progress being made and said that $8 million had been spe...
DATE: Nov 28, 2011
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Bermuda’s healthcare challenges, such as an ageing population and rising costs, are not unique, Health Minister Zane DeSilva told Parliamentarians.
Mr DeSilva’s comments followed observations made at a recent healthcare conference he attended in the ...
DATE: Nov 28, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Parliamentarians were united in their praise for former colleague John Barritt.
Mr Barritt, now retired, was described as a political mentor by several MPs.
“I don’t think his like will soon be seen again in this place,” said OBA MP Trevor Moniz who...
DATE: Nov 28, 2011
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Government has joined forces with the Family Centre, the Bermuda Police Service and the Economic Empowerment Zone to create a Youth Development Zone in North Hamilton.
The project is intended to provide coordinated services for young people and famil...
DATE: Nov 28, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Market forces must be allowed to prevail in the retail sector and “protectionist” measures to discourage shopping overseas should only be short-term, according to Environment Minister Marc Bean.
He was speaking as the House of Assembly debated legisl...
DATE: Nov 28, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Long-awaited legislation to regulate electronic communications was tabled in the House of Assembly on Friday.
The Regulatory Authority Act 2011 and the Electronic Communications Act 2011 propose an overhaul of the telecommunications sector and the cr...
DATE: Nov 28, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government has declined to provide a schedule of payments for the new hospital. Responding to a question by One Bermuda Alliance MP Grant Gibbons, Health Minister Zane DeSilva said that the Bermuda Hospitals Board’s accounts, tabled annually would pr...
DATE: Nov 28, 2011
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