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After 14 years of attempting to reform the public education system while in Government, the Opposition Progressive Labour Party is advocating that the middle school system should be dismantled altogether.
And the party has charged the Government of b...
DATE: Feb 16, 2013
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Mr. Speaker,
The result of the December 17th election which saw the One Bermuda Alliance elevated to the Government benches is one which we respect, accept, and understand. We congratulate the new government and wish them well in leading our countr...
DATE: Feb 15, 2013
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Government is working with the Island’s banks to help those who are having trouble making mortgage payments, Premier Cannonier said yesterday.
The business community is also being engaged in discussions about addressing social needs of the country an...
DATE: Feb 14, 2013
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Politics
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An ambitious legislative agenda was laid out yesterday as Governor George Fergusson read the first One Bermuda Alliance Government Throne Speech.
Pledges focused on tackling violent crime and rebuilding the economy.
“A key principle embedded in this ...
DATE: Feb 09, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
More police tackling gun crime and the help of the private sector to turn around Bermuda’s financial woes were key planks in the One Bermuda Alliance’s first Throne Speech today.
A ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation and age was also pl...
DATE: Feb 08, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Madame President and Members of the Senate
Mr. Speaker and Members of the House of Assembly
The Government which was elected on 17 December 2012 is committed to bringing
about safer neighbourhoods and streets and freedom from the violence that blight...
DATE: Feb 08, 2013
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Politics
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With frequent slayings of young black men on our streets and high unemployment, Parliament reopens today to high hopes — and in some cases, little expectation — that the new One Bermuda Alliance Government will announce concrete initiatives to reduce...
DATE: Feb 08, 2013
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Politics
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Government yesterday axed the Island’s term limit policy in a move aimed at boosting the economy.
Announcing the policy change, Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy said: “We believe that the elimination of the policy will help spark economic growth an...
DATE: Jan 31, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Shadow Education Minister Walton Brown has accused Education Minister Nalton Brangman of lying about his academic credentials.
While Mr Brangman maintains that he passed a pair of programmes at Bermuda College in the early 1980s, Mr Brown said the pr...
DATE: Jan 30, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
New Progressive Labour Party leader Marc Bean was officially sworn in yesterday as Leader of the Official Opposition in the House of Assembly.
Mr Bean, who was chosen as the new leader to replace Paula Cox, last Friday, was officially sworn in by the...
DATE: Dec 28, 2012
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Politics
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