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Protestors against a controversial special development order (SDO) for Rosewood Tucker’s Point marched on Parliament in a bid to stall yesterday’s debate.
About a dozen people turned up in hopes of encouraging Environment Minister Walter Roban to del...
DATE: Mar 01, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Opposition has urged Government Ministers not to talk so much during this year’s Budget debate and let the voices of others to be heard.
Government has pledged it will engage in a “meaningful debate” and be “professional and considerate,” but sai...
DATE: Feb 28, 2011
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Politics
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The controversial Special Development Order for the Rosewood Tucker’s Point resort will be debated in the House of Assembly today.
The news was confirmed last night by Government.
Cole Simons, Shadow Minister of the Environment said: “This will be on...
DATE: Feb 28, 2011
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Politics
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Shadow Minister for Seniors Louise Jackson complained she deserves more respect after her speech to the House of Assembly on Friday was drowned out by laughing and shouting.
The 80-year-old was repeatedly interrupted by Government hecklers including ...
DATE: Feb 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Bermuda is represented at the Caribbean Community (Caricom) meeting underway in Grenada, with National Security Minister David Burch and Assistant Cabinet Secretary Judith Hall-Bean attending.
The 22nd inter-sessional meeting of the conference of hea...
DATE: Feb 26, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards kicks off today’s Budget debate promising to prove Government is wrong to blame its financial woes on the recession.
Delivering the official Opposition’s Budget Reply, Mr Richards will also put forward the United ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The Cabinet Minister in charge of the two main pillars of Bermuda’s economy is part-time but Patrice Minors insisted yesterday that wasn’t a problem.
Ms Minors, Minister for Business Development and Tourism, is the only member of Premier Paula Cox’s ...
DATE: Feb 24, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Premier Paula Cox is “cynical” about the British Government’s desire for closer links with its Overseas Territories, a visiting British MP revealed.
Andrew Rosindell paid a three-day visit to Bermuda this week in his capacity as chairman of the Briti...
DATE: Feb 24, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Opposition merger talks have hit a brick wall with the two sides arguing over the role of the United Bermuda Party’s top level executives.
The UBP, which has nine MPs to the Bermuda Democratic Alliance’s three, is said to want greater representation ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Premier Paula Cox is being advised to call a summer election, but the Progressive Labour Party is said to be a long way from being ready for one.
Some senior PLP figures want the Premier to cash in on a feel-good factor from her Budget which won supp...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
