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Members of the House of Assembly took on the issue of racism and the vestiges of institutionalised racism late Friday night. The take note motion submitted by Kim Swan, who was elected under the United Bermuda Party back in December last year and rei...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Homosexuals deserve protection against discrimination but Government has no intention of allowing same sex marriage, Families Minister Glenn Blakeney said yesterday.
The Minister stressed discrimination based on sexual orientation must be outlawed in...
DATE: Jul 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
MPs gave their views on the future of Bermuda’s tourism industry during a wide-ranging debate on the new National Tourism Plan in the House of Assembly on Friday.
Kim Swan, who was elected as a United Bermuda Party MP, said that entrepreneurs decades...
DATE: Jul 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Independence supporter Walton Brown believes the UK aims to step up its power over Overseas Territories through its newly released White Paper.
But Governor George Fergusson argues the Foreign Office document merely underlines the UK’s renewed commit...
DATE: Jun 29, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Hard on the heels of the brazen barber shop murder on Saturday, Senators delved into the realms of organised crime through gang violence yesterday after 18 adjournments.
Members of the Upper House debated the Report of the Parliamentary Joint Select...
DATE: Jun 28, 2012
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Politics
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Political newcomer Nicholas Kempe, 29, was rolled out yesterday as the candidate who will stand for the One Bermuda Alliance in Constituency 18 — Pembroke West Central.
OBA leader Craig Cannonier introduced the new candidate as part of the “OBA new g...
DATE: Jun 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Long-serving MP Cole Simons was yesterday unveiled as the One Bermuda Alliance’s general election candidate for Smith’s South.
Mr Simons, who has represented the constituency for the Opposition since 1998, told the media his party has the values to b...
DATE: Jun 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Walter Roban was elected Progressive Labour Party MP for Pembroke East in the December 2007 general election.
He had previously served as a Government senator between 2003 and 2006, where he held the junior ministerial portfolios of Health and Famil...
DATE: Jun 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Junior Education Minister Diallo Rabain yesterday tabled Government’s agreement with Pembroke Hamilton Club in the Senate amid calls from the One Bermuda Alliance to justify its existence.
The agreement, which will see the Ministry of Education pay P...
DATE: Jun 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons has called on Premier Paula Cox to provide an explanation that justifies Government’s controversial lease agreement with Pembroke Hamilton Club (PHC).
He also called on the Premier to justify her lack of disclo...
DATE: May 29, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
