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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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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Whether they heckle her all day or not, Shadow Health Minister Louise Jackson will today take Government to task for health care cuts as the Budget debate resumes at the House of Assembly.
The trimming of services at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital...
DATE: Mar 04, 2011
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Minister of National Security David Burch said despite media reports of possible job reductions in the Police Service, public safety will not be compromised.
Last night, ZBM News reported that due to budget cuts faced by the service, the Police are l...
DATE: Mar 04, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than eight out of ten people stopped and searched by police last year were black, according to a sample survey.
Bermuda Police Service released a breakdown by race and sex from a random 25 percent sample of the 9,537 people stopped and searched ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
An act which redefined public debt passed in the House of Assembly yesterday despite opposition.
The Government Loans Amendment Act 2011 removes guarantees from public debt until they are due and payable. Premier Paula Cox said the new definition wou...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Economy Minister Kim Wilson said out-of-work Bermudians should try and break into landscape gardening a field dominated by foreigners.
Senator Wilson advised construction workers and skilled tradesmen and women to attend a job fair hosted by about 20...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Legislation meaning opticians will have to re-register every two years was rubberstamped in the Senate yesterday.
The Optometrists and Opticians Amendment Act won support from Opposition and Independent Senators, who agreed Bermuda needs high standar...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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Politics
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A rollback of Payroll tax was approved yesterday in the House of Assembly, along with an extension of tax exemptions for international business and customs relief for retailers.
The three financial acts were all passed by unanimous decision, and are ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Shadow Public Works Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin last night asked Premier Paula Cox to name the Cabinet consultants who have had their services axed after “unnecessarily feeding at the trough”.
The Opposition MP applauded the fact that the Cabine...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
