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The Progressive Labour Party should speed up the process when it comes to reforms, a young member said at Founders’ Day yesterday.
Forty-eight years ago, on February 10, seven men Hugh Richardson, Edward DeJean, Walter Robinson, Wilfred Allen, Albert...
DATE: Feb 21, 2011
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A British MP who helps oversee the British Overseas Territories will arrive in Bermuda on Monday for a three day visit.
Andrew Rosindell is visiting in his role as Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on the British Overseas Territories.
Ac...
DATE: Feb 19, 2011
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Public Works Minister Derrick Burgess yesterday said the police/court building would have a maximum three percent cost overrun and should have full occupancy next month.
But Shadow Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin said that takes the total cost of th...
DATE: Feb 18, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
United Bermuda Party leader Kim Swan today urged Premier Paula Cox to take his party’s advice as she prepares to deliver tomorrow’s Budget.
Mr Swan said the Island would be in much better shape if Government had heeded the UBP’s financial suggestions...
DATE: Feb 17, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The advertising agency at the centre of a storm of controversy over the past five years did not bid to extend its contract with the Department of Tourism this year.
GlobalHue was awarded a $13 million three-year contract in 2006 and a $28 million two...
DATE: Feb 17, 2011
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Senator Michael Dunkley called for Government to publicly release its plan to improve tourism on the Island.
Speaking before Senate during motion to adjourn, Sen Dunkley said that despite a series of public failures in the tourism sector, Government ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Environment yesterday hit back at claims by environmentalist David Wingate’s regarding an SDO for Tucker’s Point, saying some of his statements were “unjustified and alarmist”.
Earlier this week Dr Wingate, a former conservation offic...
DATE: Feb 17, 2011
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Minister of Environment Walter Roban stated his previous employment at HSBC was not a conflict of interest regarding the special development order at Rosewood Tucker’s Point.
Yesterday, this newspaper alerted Mr Roban to comments on an internet foru...
DATE: Feb 17, 2011
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Politics
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Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kim Wilson said the decline of work ethics helped spark last week’s bus strike.
Speaking to the Senate yesterday, Sen Wilson said: “The Department of Transportation incident is one example of many.
“The deteri...
DATE: Feb 17, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s new Opposition party could end up being led by somebody outside the House of Assembly.
United Bermuda Party Senator Michael Dunkley and Bermuda Democratic Alliance leader Craig Cannonier are both touted as leadership contenders after the am...
DATE: Feb 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith