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A $1.5 million Southampton home illegally purchased by expatriates has been handed over to Government.
National Security Minister David Burch announced this morning that the home, Laughing Waters, is now owned by the Bermuda Housing Corporation.
Sena...
DATE: Dec 21, 2010
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Premier Paula Cox's plan to save millions of dollars with a Civil Service shake-up is underway after an expert came to the Island ahead of a review.
The visit of Chris Cooper, of the UK's National School of Government, set the ball rolling for an ass...
DATE: Dec 20, 2010
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
National Security Minister David Burch has attended a meeting in the Caribbean to discuss security, policing and other law enforcement issues.
The Senate leader attended the 11th Caricom Council of Ministers Responsible for National Security (CONSLE...
DATE: Dec 17, 2010
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United Bermuda Party leader Kim Swan yesterday hinted he'd like to reunite with his former Bermuda Democratic Alliance colleagues telling The Royal Gazette: “The ball's in their court.”
But the BDA ruled out a return to the UBP in its current form, w...
DATE: Dec 17, 2010
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Marc Bean won last night's Warwick South Central by-election after taking 67 percent of the votes for the Progressive Labour Party.
Devrae Noel-Simmons of the United Bermuda Party came second, with the Bermuda Democratic Alliance's Sylvan Richards ju...
DATE: Dec 16, 2010
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Bermuda needs to make changes to provide greater accessibility for the visually impaired, according to a report presented to Premier Paula Cox yesterday.
Among the suggested improvements are better marking of stairs and an automated system to announc...
DATE: Dec 16, 2010
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government will soon be dismantling its pre-manufactured houses in the west end after accommodating ten needy families for more than four years.
National Security Minister David Burch yesterday said the two units at Beacon Hill in Somerset were alre...
DATE: Dec 16, 2010
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Politics
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Government’s Public Service Superannuation Fund will pay out an extra $1.7 million a year as a result of an increase in pension benefits for civil servants.
The increases are based on the defined benefit scheme, which takes cost of living increases i...
DATE: Dec 16, 2010
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Politics
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Government Senator LaVerne Furbert threatened legal action against The Royal Gazette for what she described as an “irresponsible” decision to publish a letter to the editor.
The letter, entitled “Senator’s divisive thinking” ran in yesterday’s editio...
DATE: Dec 16, 2010
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Politics
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The Senate agreed to increase fees for captive and domestic insurers yesterday.
Amendments to the Bermuda Monetary Authority Act will also impose financial penalties on those companies who are late paying their fees and enable the BMA to recover unpa...
DATE: Dec 16, 2010
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Politics
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