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Minister Wayne Furbert’s bid to build homes, rejected by planning officials, was granted permission by Progressive Labour Party colleague Walter Roban on his last day as Environment Minister.
The Planning Board had turned down Mr Furbert’s proposal a...
DATE: Nov 17, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
MP Charlie Swan says people’s safety is at risk as “absolutely nothing” has been done to address the “unsafe and embarrassing eyesore” of Evans Bay public dock.
Mr Swan is now calling on Government to make the repairs to the popular swimming, boatin...
DATE: Nov 16, 2011
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Politics
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Criticism is mounting over a Minister’s decision to approve an application to build warehouses on Devonshire Marsh.
Planning officials had rejected the proposal, made by Zanzara Trust which covers Health Minister Zane DeSilva’s Island Construction, ...
DATE: Nov 16, 2011
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Politics
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First-time homeowners are being “left out in the cold” as a condo on a Government housing development is on the market for $120,000 more than it was bought for three years ago.
The two-bedroom condo at Loughlands, on South Road, Paget, is being sold...
DATE: Nov 16, 2011
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Politics
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The United Bermuda Party is set for a resurrection and will be fielding candidates in the next general election, according to its two remaining MPs.
A “Letter to the People” was signed by Kim Swan and Charlie Swan as Interim Leader and Interim Deput...
DATE: Nov 15, 2011
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Politics
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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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CATEGORY:
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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CATEGORY:
Politics
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