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The Ministry of Justice hopes to prevent criminals from becoming reoffenders by making better use of rehabilitative programmes.
In a press conference on Monday elaborating on points made in this year’s Throne Speech, Minister of Justice Kim Wilson de...
DATE: Nov 24, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Housing was a glaring omission from governments’ Throne Speech, the Opposition One Bermuda Alliance has charged.
“There are a number of people in the community who have literally nowhere to go,” OBA Senator Michael Fahy said.
“They are living on fami...
DATE: Nov 24, 2011
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Hamilton South MP Darius Tucker was yesterday announced as the ruling party’s General Election candidate for Paget West, Constituency 23.
Mr Tucker, a carpenter by trade, entered Parliament as a United Bermuda Party MP in 2007.
He quit the party two...
DATE: Nov 24, 2011
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The Opposition should accept its share of the blame for difficulty attracting cruise ships to Bermuda, Government Senator David Burt claimed yesterday.
The Junior Finance Minister spoke in response to One Bermuda Alliance leader Craig Cannonier’s cla...
DATE: Nov 24, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Senate Leader Kim Wilson yesterday added her voice to concerns over this newspaper’s story which highlighted Bermuda’s per capita murder rate and compared it with the global average.
“With great power comes great responsibility. Freedom of the press ...
DATE: Nov 24, 2011
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Politics
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Government should look into immigration controls for people from the Middle East if it wishes to develop Bermuda as a jurisdiction for Islamic finance, according to the Opposition One Bermuda Alliance.
Speaking during yesterday’s Senate Throne Speech...
DATE: Nov 24, 2011
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Politics
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Being barred from entering the United States for smoking a spliff will be a thing of the past when Government changes the penalties for use of certain drugs.
During yesterday’s Senate debate on the Throne Speech, Government Senate Leader Kim Wilson, ...
DATE: Nov 24, 2011
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Politics
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Business Development and Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert is suffering from an “empathy deficit”, according to the One Bermuda Alliance.
“Where is the empathy for the families that have buried loved ones? Where is the empathy for the marginal communiti...
DATE: Nov 23, 2011
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Politics
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Shadow Housing Minister Michael Fahy called for Government to concentrate more on housing people who can’t afford their own properties, as the debate over the soaring price of a Loughlands home continues.
The $570,000 sale of the two-bedroom condo on...
DATE: Nov 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief was yesterday warmly praised by the real estate sector for his approach to land policy review.
Mr Perinchief had signalled to the sector some key policy changes in his speech to the AGM of the real estate d...
DATE: Nov 23, 2011
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Politics
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