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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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CATEGORY:
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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CATEGORY:
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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Hundreds of voters and possibly one candidate are expected to be missing from the polling station at the Warwick South Central by-election today.
Devrae Noel-Simmons, of the United Bermuda Party, was last night recovering from surgery to remove his a...
DATE: Dec 15, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Bermuda’s Census 2010 has been revived, with the Department of Statistics launching ‘Census Phase II’.
A legislative amendment proposed by Premier Paula Cox in the House of Assembly last month allowed for an extension of this year’s census.
The cens...
DATE: Dec 15, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government fast ferry Resolute has accumulated over $150,000 in unscheduled maintenance and repairs costs in the past eight years, announced Transport Minister Terry Lister yesterday.
The unscheduled costs went towards removing and replacing two mai...
DATE: Dec 14, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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