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A former leader of the United Bermuda Party has paid tribute to the late Quinton Edness, a longstanding minister under the UBP government.
Kim Swan, now the MP for St George’s West under the Progressive Labour Party, offered condolences to Mr Edness’...
DATE: Jan 14, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Veteran politician and respected businessman Quinton Edness died yesterday. He was 86.
Mr Edness, who served as a United Bermuda Party MP for 30 years, passed away at his home in Warwick with wife Vicki and daughter Stacey at his bedside.
He was awar...
DATE: Jan 12, 2018
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Politics
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A review into the controversial airport redevelopment contract has been completed, the Minister of Transport and Regulatory Affairs said last night.
But a report based on it has yet to be finished.
Walter Roban said: “The Government will advise the p...
DATE: Jan 08, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Senator Jason Hayward has quit his leadership role in pressure group the People’s Campaign, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Mr Hayward, a founding member of the group, said he had decided to step back after he was appointed to the Upper House.
He added...
DATE: Jan 08, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Mystery surrounds the progress of a report into the controversial airport redevelopment.
Walter Roban, Minister of Transport and Regulatory Affairs, told The Royal Gazette last October: “Our goal is to finish by December.”
Questions sent to the Mini...
DATE: Jan 06, 2018
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Politics
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The People’s Campaign has returned to the public eye with a string of policy proposals and a renewed pledge to hold the Government to account.
Chris Furbert, president of the Bermuda Industrial Union and one of three leaders of the campaign, said the...
DATE: Jan 06, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government has tightened the law to ensure the real ownership of companies registered in Bermuda stays secret.
The change was backed by MPs a week before David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, said that Bermuda was “an open, transparent...
DATE: Dec 29, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Transport minister Walter Roban’s trip to Washington for a series of education meetings cost about $3,100, according to the Government’s travel expenses website.
Mr Roban was in the United States between November 29 and December 6 with Permanent Secr...
DATE: Dec 21, 2017
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Politics
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The Boats and Moorings Section has been permanently moved to the old Paget Post Office building.
The facility, within the Department of Marine and Ports Services, can be found at 108 Middle Road, or via telephone on 294-0419 or 294-0420.
DATE: Dec 21, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Seventeen staff members received long-service awards from the Department of Parks.
They were: Edgerton Maybury (five years), Winton Woodley (five), Shaun Wainwright (ten), Leonard Burgess (ten), Shaun Lambert (15), Kahil Matthews (15), Sentwali Woolr...
DATE: Dec 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff