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Changes to the application process for the controversial Travel Authorisation Form will make it speedier and less stressful, Kim Wilson, the Minister for Health, told MPs yesterday.
Ms Wilson said that future revisions would ensure a faster service ...
DATE: Jul 16, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A $15 million economic relief package to help working families was announced by the Premier in the House of Assembly yesterday.
David Burt, who is also the Minister of Finance, said that financial support will be given to people with children in publ...
DATE: Jul 16, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Urgent funding of more than $500,000 is being given to three nursing homes to help them to keep going after the Covid pandemic, MPs heard yesterday.
Tinée Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, told the House of Assembly that action...
DATE: Jul 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
It is “time to be honest” about a publicly owned quarry so that steps can be taken towards improving its operations, MPs heard today.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said that a financial feasibility study is expected to...
DATE: Jul 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Join us here for minute to minute coverage of today’s busy House of Assembly session starting at 10am
DATE: Jul 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Financial initiatives aimed at trying to ease the cost of living crisis are expected to be being unveiled by David Burt, the Premier, in the House today.
Mr Burt, who is also finance minister, will outline a “Government relief package” after widespre...
DATE: Jul 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A researcher claims in court papers she was subjected to “retaliatory action” by the Government after she blew the whistle on alleged cover-ups and bad practices at the Commission of Inquiry into Historical Land Losses.
A judge is expected to hold an...
DATE: Jul 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Members of a commission of inquiry into cases of illegal land grabs were correct to reject a complaint on the grounds that it did not come under its remit, a lawyer has argued.
Delroy Duncan QC, said that commissioners dismissed several complaints by...
DATE: Jul 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Government is still stonewalling questions about why it failed to involve the police after it accused a debt recovery company it hired of committing a “criminal offence”.
A secret court settlement was made with Oarrs Inc in May, but ministers...
DATE: Jul 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
An Opposition MP has demanded to know why the Government did not bring in the police when it alleged a company it hired to collect taxes on its behalf without a licence had committed a “criminal offence”.
The controversy erupted after it emerged the ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly