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Local entertainment at LF Wade International Airport is to be axed, baggage handling staff will be cut and overtime reduced, the House of Assembly heard yesterday.
During the Budget debate on Transport, Minister Terry Lister told the House of Assembl...
DATE: Mar 12, 2011
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Government has drastically reduced the amount of road resurfacing it aims to do each year, according to Opposition MP Grant Gibbons.
He raised concerns in the House of Assembly after Public Works Minister Derrick Burgess said the highways section of ...
DATE: Mar 12, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The East End morning commuter ferry is to be axed as the Department of Marine and Ports amends the Island’s ferry schedule after its budget was slashed by more than $2 million, Transport Minister Terry Lister said.
Speaking in the House of Assembly ...
DATE: Mar 12, 2011
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Justice agencies will hold their first action meeting next week to help address offending in the community.
Minister of Justice Michael Scott explained the meetings stem from a conference held last month at the Fairmont Southampton hotel.
The confere...
DATE: Mar 11, 2011
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Money police seize from drug criminals should be ploughed straight back into rehabilitating addicts, Government MP Wayne Perinchief said yesterday.
Mr Perinchief told the House of Assembly he was concerned those funds were instead being directed towa...
DATE: Mar 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Shadow Works Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin said taxpayers will benefit from a new system ensuring Government contracts are handled correctly.
Premier Paula Cox set up the Procurement Office following numerous complaints about the tendering process...
DATE: Mar 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Government is today expected to seek approval on overspendings on the hospital, health insurance, pensions and interest on debt throughout 2010-11.
The Supplementary Estimate for the fiscal year is a key item on the agenda for today’s House of Assemb...
DATE: Mar 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Government backbencher Dale Butler revealed yesterday it was “very painful” for him to vote for a Special Development Order (SDO) for Rosewood Tucker’s Point in the House of Assembly.
But he admitted he did so knowing a general election is likely in ...
DATE: Mar 09, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Government says the City of Hamilton has “stepped back” from a project to install a new X-ray scanner at Hamilton docks to detect contraband hidden in shipping containers.
Minister Without Portfolio Michael Weeks said the move resulted in an addition...
DATE: Mar 06, 2011
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Politics
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One of Bermuda’s best-known entertainers became the subject of a heated spat in the House of Assembly this week.
MPs heard on Wednesday that Gene Steede, 70, who was inducted into Bermuda Music Hall of Fame in 2009, would be performing on a tour orga...
DATE: Mar 04, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
