246 results returned for search: "independence AND " category "Politics"
Government has once again been exposed for “deliberately failing to safeguard the interests of the public”, according to the One Bermuda Alliance.
Shadow Minister for Public Works Mark Pettingill has spoken out about Government’s decision to “overrid...
DATE: Oct 18, 2011
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Politics
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Bermuda stands to play a central role in defining the future relationship between the UK and its overseas territories, according to Overseas Territories Minister Henry Bellingham.
In a speech before a packed hall at the Bermuda College, Mr Bellingham...
DATE: Sep 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Special Investigations team is being set up at the Auditor General’s office to speed up reports into public projects, including those carried out under former Premier Ewart Brown.
Auditor General Heather Matthews also hopes she will get more power ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Good governance has been a priority for the Progressive Labour Party since Paula Cox became Premier, Senate Leader Kim Wilson said yesterday.
The Economy Minister said the Good Governance Act proves the commitment the PLP has shown to accountability ...
DATE: Aug 04, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Immigration appeals will soon be held by an independent tribunal under legislation approved by MPs yesterday.
Until now, anyone appealing an immigration decision by the Minister had to convince Cabinet to overturn it, but the Bermuda Immigration and ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Progressive Labour Party member John Gibbons praised his party for its democratic nature as he prepares to battle in a St George’s West primary for the second time in less than a year.
Mr Gibbons was rolled out as the PLP’s general election candidate...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A new immigration appeals board is being planned as the current route to Cabinet has been ruled unconstitutional.
National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief has revealed plans for a new immigration appeals process that would ensure “justice is not ...
DATE: Jul 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Former Premier Sir David Gibbons has told a Caribbean news magazine that Bermuda’s Government is “simply not competent” and that the Island’s reinsurance industry is “very healthy”.
In an interview published on Friday in Caribbean Journal, the former...
DATE: Jun 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Veteran Government backbencher Walter Lister has suggested a Bermudian should do Governor Sir Richard Gozney’s job and would probably come “at a better price”.
He spoke out in the House of Assembly after fellow Progressive Labour Party MP Marc Bean c...
DATE: May 30, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The United Bermuda Party was founded on August 21, 1964, marking the beginning of a fierce, often bitter, two-horse race which would consume Bermuda’s political scene for nearly four decades.
A year earlier, the Progressive Labour Party had become th...
DATE: May 05, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
