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The 9 Beaches development has hit another hurdle as today’s Senate meeting was postponed because Senators weren’t given their documents early enough.
Plans to lease public land at Daniel’s Head, Sandys, to developers IRC Sandys, for 240 years, have b...
DATE: Feb 09, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Former United Bermuda Party chairman Gwyneth Rawlins has dismissed suggestions she’s plotting to oust maverick Government MP Dale Butler from Warwick North East.
Mr Butler says he’s been told at least three Progressive Labour Party members, including...
DATE: Feb 09, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The Bermuda Democratic Alliance has urged the United Bermuda Party to accept it has contributed to Bermuda’s racial divide.
It’s understood BDA representatives called for the UBP to make a statement to that effect during meetings over a merger betwee...
DATE: Feb 09, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
MPs are to vote on whether to outlaw discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation.
According to a Government status report marking the first 100 days of Premier Paula Cox’s administration, changes to the Human Rights legislation will be tabled...
DATE: Feb 07, 2011
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Politics
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The National Library’s outreach service for seniors and the disabled has been praised by Minister of Public Information Services Neletha Butterfield.
The service was launched in May 2008 thanks to a van donated by the Ernest P Stempel foundation.
The...
DATE: Feb 07, 2011
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Politics
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Shadow Health Minister Louise Jackson raised concerns about end-of-year bonuses allegedly paid to hospital executives during Friday’s Motion to Adjourn in the House of Assembly.
Mrs Jackson questioned payments to senior administrators at the King Edw...
DATE: Feb 07, 2011
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Politics
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Landlords responsible for sub-standard housing could be fined up to $15,000 under legislation tabled for the first time in the House of Assembly on Friday.
The Bermuda Housing Amendment Bill extends the Bermuda Housing Act of 1980 to cover structures...
DATE: Feb 07, 2011
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Politics
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Premier and Minister of Finance Paula Cox has announced a modification to Mexico’s tax law that will encourage Mexican entities to establish captive insurance companies in Bermuda.
The modification stems from the existing bilateral Agreement on Excha...
DATE: Feb 07, 2011
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Politics
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A Bill bringing Bermuda into line with global anti-doping sports law was tabled in the House of Assembly on Friday.
Sports Minister Glenn Blakeney said the Bill was essential for Bermudian athletes to continue competing internationally.
He said in a...
DATE: Feb 07, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A piece of “housekeeping” legislation that tightens the rules governing optometrists and opticians was passed in the House of Assembly.
The Optometrists and Opticians Amendment Act amends a law that has been in place since 2008.
It adds an additional...
DATE: Feb 07, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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