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Government Senate Leader David Burch resigned suddenly on Saturday as he believed Premier Paula Cox lacked confidence in him.
The timing of Mr Burch’s departure two days before the end of the Senate session left Progressive Labour Party colleagues co...
DATE: Apr 05, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
New Senator Jonathan Smith has vowed to look into the effectiveness of the police service to try to improve life for the Island’s residents.
The former police commissioner spoke out about “doing things better for the good of the country” just hours ...
DATE: Apr 05, 2011
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Politics
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United Bermuda Party Senator Michael Dunkley has criticised Government for hitting businesses in the pocket with an “exorbitant” food licence fee increase.
Sen Dunkley told the Upper House that businesses would have no choice other than to raise pric...
DATE: Apr 02, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Opposition politician John Barritt is calling for backbench MPs to play a “much more meaningful and important role” and possibly get a pay rise for doing so.
The Shadow Public Administration Reform Minister claims backbenchers such as him, who earn $...
DATE: Apr 02, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Claims that Government’s national debt is “manageable and sustainable” were called “misleading” and an attempt at “smoke and mirrors”.
The United Bermuda Party (UBP) and Bermuda Democratic Alliance (BDA) both criticised Junior Finance Minister David ...
DATE: Mar 30, 2011
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Politics
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Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards has questioned whether police are doing a good enough job with the millions of dollars in additional funding they have been given.
He told the House of Assembly he wasn’t convinced the extra money from Government ...
DATE: Mar 30, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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MPs last night approved more than $160 million in government overspends since 2002.
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards lambasted Government for taking so long to bring the supplementary estimates to the House of Assembly.
“Why is that we are in Mar...
DATE: Mar 29, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Economy Minister Kim Wilson has hit back at claims Government is not providing adequate time for debate on the budget in the Senate.
The Senator said the Opposition was responsible for scheduling debates on the Budget, and they had not allocated enou...
DATE: Mar 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Opposition Senator Michael Dunkley has praised efforts by the Government to streamline the Justice system, but questioned the efficiency of in-prison rehabilitation programmes.
Speaking on Friday at the debate in Senate regarding the Justice Departme...
DATE: Mar 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Readers of The Royal Gazette have had plenty to say about salaries for parliamentarians since we revealed that the total annual bill now tops $4 million and most Ministers in the House of Assembly receive $168,000 a year.
Here are a selection of thei...
DATE: Mar 25, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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