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Bermuda’s Public Accounts Committee investigated all five segments of the Auditor General’s special report on the motor vehicle safety and emissions testing programme.
Here are its paraphrased findings, with Ms Cox’s responses:
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DATE: Jul 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
More than $1 million has been made available for unemployment initiatives through a bill passed by the House of Assembly.
Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox tabled the Public Treasury (Administration and Payments) Amendment Act, which will give G...
DATE: Jul 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An insurance scheme to protect individuals, charities and small businesses in the event that a bank fails has been approved by the House of Assembly.
Introducing the Deposit Insurance Act, Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox said the Island’s bank...
DATE: Jul 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislation designed to stamp out any unethical behaviour in Government was passed by the House of Assembly; but the Opposition complained it does not go far enough.
Premier Paula Cox’s Good Governance Act is designed to improve transparency and acco...
DATE: Jul 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Premier Paula Cox yesterday revealed she could set up a special team to investigate her predecessor Ewart Brown’s emissions testing programme which overspent by $10 million.
Ms Cox is to meet Auditor General Heather Jacobs Matthews to discuss the pro...
DATE: Jul 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Opposition leader John Barritt yesterday welcomed new measures to stamp out any unethical behaviour in Government but warned: “Let’s not get carried away with too much praise.”
Premier Paula Cox’s plan to improve transparency and accountability with ...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Transport Minister Terry Lister is to share his thoughts on the contribution of non-Bermudians to the Island as he gives a presentation on migration at the Commonwealth Parliament Conference in London.
Mr Lister, a one-time Home Affairs Minister, wil...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Questions are to be raised about the lack of regulations behind a controversial bill to allow prescription drugs to be imported.
The bill, tabled by Health Minister Zane DeSilva, aims to allow prescription drugs to be imported to the Island as long a...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Hard-up tenants facing “imminent” eviction can now tap into their pensions to pay off rent arrears after the Senate gave the green light to new legislation.
The National Pension Scheme (Financial Hardship) Amendment Regulations 2011 allow people acce...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Governor Sir Richard Gozney yesterday praised Premier Paula Cox for kicking off a new era of good governance and wiping out 'special concessions' granted to her predecessor Ewart Brown's Ministry.
The Tourism and Transport Ministry didn't follow the ...
DATE: Jul 21, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith