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The plight of Bermuda’s young black males was debated at length by politicians in the House of Assembly yesterday.
The debate came during a motion on Government’s efforts to implement the recommendations of the Mincy Report.
The report, handed to Gov...
DATE: Jul 26, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government will create a Bermuda Technical Institute for the 21st Century through its Jobs Corps programme, Community Development Minister Michael Weeks said yesterday.
And Mr Weeks revealed a series of adverts promoting the value of ‘working with yo...
DATE: Jul 26, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The Opposition tried to highlight the plight of Bermuda’s seniors while Government argued it is doing its best to help them during a stormy debate in the House of Assembly.
Shadow Minister for Seniors and Social Assistance Louise Jackson kicked off p...
DATE: Jul 25, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than $1 million has been made available for unemployment initiatives through a bill passed by the House of Assembly.
Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox tabled the Public Treasury (Administration and Payments) Amendment Act, which will give G...
DATE: Jul 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hard-up tenants facing “imminent” eviction can now tap into their pensions to pay off rent arrears after the Senate gave the green light to new legislation.
The National Pension Scheme (Financial Hardship) Amendment Regulations 2011 allow people acce...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Governor Sir Richard Gozney yesterday praised Premier Paula Cox for kicking off a new era of good governance and wiping out 'special concessions' granted to her predecessor Ewart Brown's Ministry.
The Tourism and Transport Ministry didn't follow the ...
DATE: Jul 21, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Premier Paula Cox has told Bermudians they have to stop being self-doubters and self-haters to help turn around the economy.
More than 200 people packed in a town-hall meeting at Warwick Workmen’s Club last night to listen to what Government is doing...
DATE: Jul 20, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Lovitta Foggo believes she’s proved women are up to the task after three years as Bermuda’s first female Government Chief Whip.
The St David’s MP says her election to the post by Parliamentary colleagues in 2008 paved the way for her to show how fema...
DATE: Jul 20, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
One Bermuda Alliance MP Shawn Crockwell questioned Premier Paula Cox’s pledge to ‘do more with less’ as he claimed Progressive Labour Party insiders are picking up lucrative consultant contracts.
Mr Crockwell said Ms Cox is continuing a Ewart Brown p...
DATE: Jul 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Government is failing to protect taxpayer’s money by glossing over the previous mistakes of the Bermuda Small Business Development Corporation, according to Opposition politicians.
Community Development Minister Michael Weeks said he was attempting t...
DATE: Jul 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
