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A bill establishing procedures for national referendums, including the promised one on gaming, has been passed by the House of Assembly.
Introducing the Referendum Bill 2012, Premier Paula Cox noted that “democracy is not a spectator sport”.
She said...
DATE: Jun 09, 2012
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A bill establishing procedures for national referendums, including the promised one on gaming, has been passed by the House of Assembly.
Introducing the Referendum Bill 2012, Premier Paula Cox noted that “democracy is not a spectator sport”.
She said...
DATE: Jun 08, 2012
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Politics
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Newly tabled legislation will help pave the way for a referendum on Independence, according to Attorney General Kim Wilson.
Senator Wilson said the Referendum Act, due to be debated in the House of Assembly, augments existing laws setting out the par...
DATE: Jun 07, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Attorney General Kim Wilson will represent Bermuda at a decolonisation conference later this month.
The United Nations has invited Senator Wilson to its Pacific Regional Seminar on the implementation of the Third International Decade for the Eradicat...
DATE: May 22, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Government Whip Lovitta Foggo is leading an all-female delegation for a parliamentary conference in Jamaica.
The Bermuda branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association is in Kingston for the 50th year of the island’s independence.
Ms Foggo, the...
DATE: May 16, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Economy Minister Patrice Minors assured the House of Assembly she had “no intentions to make any changes to the existing policy” when it came to term limits.
The statement came as Ms Minors rebutted Opposition claims that the policy had driven busine...
DATE: Apr 23, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
John Gibbons will represent the PLP in St George’s West at the next general election.
He will run against Kim Swan, elected as an MP for the United Bermuda Party, and Nandi Davis, another political newcomer who has set her sights on the seat in Const...
DATE: Mar 15, 2012
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Politics
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The Island’s parole system faces sweeping changes, Attorney General Kim Wilson has announced.
New legislation will introduce tiered sentencing, as well as tiered criteria for parole eligibility.
The move was welcomed by newly-appointed chairman of th...
DATE: Feb 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislators are today being urged to reject proposed changes to the Human Rights Act in favour of amendments which bring Bermuda’s human rights regime in line with international standards.
The amendments to be debated today do not go far enough to c...
DATE: Feb 03, 2012
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Politics
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Britain should establish a commission to review Bermuda’s existing electoral system, according to UBP MP Kim Swan.
Mr Swan’s suggestion is contained in a submission from the UBP to a White Paper on Overseas Territories Government and the One Bermuda ...
DATE: Jan 31, 2012
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Politics
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