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Bermuda is to push ahead with plans to develop a new airport after two Bills crucial to the project were passed in the Senate last night.
While all Progressive Labour Party senators voted against the Bermuda Airport Authority Act 2017 the Bill was s...
DATE: Feb 16, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
All eyes are on the Senate today as two Bills for the airport redevelopment go before the Upper House after getting approved in Parliament following a lengthy debate.
With no word of protests planned, The Royal Gazette understands that security is no...
DATE: Feb 15, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A prospective casino operator is said to be ready to walk away from developing in Bermuda over the island’s high gaming fees, according to Progressive Labour Party MP Zane Desilva.
And Shawn Crockwell, the Independent MP who also opposed the regulati...
DATE: Feb 15, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislation has been passed in the Senate that will transfer the function of recording land interests from the Registrar General to the Land Title Registrar Office.
The Bill was passed along with eight other pieces of legislation during yesterday’s ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Anybody who has listened to Parliamentarians on a Friday night can vouch for their smooth talking into the moonlight hours — but when it comes to winning the hearts of the voting public they have some way to go.
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we asked...
DATE: Feb 14, 2017
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Politics
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Ewart Brown, the former premier, has fired back at police after two of his private clinics were raided over the weekend by officers from the Organised and Economic Crime Department.
Vowing to “fight with our last cent and to our final breath”, Dr Bro...
DATE: Feb 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Social justice, pensions and health policy are high on the agenda for incoming senator Andrew Simons.
Mr Simons was sworn in, replacing Georgia Marshall, during yesterday morning’s sitting of the Senate.
He gave his Affirmation Of Allegiance, and C...
DATE: Feb 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Two Bills crucial to the Bermuda Government’s airport redevelopment were finally approved by 5.15am on Saturday, after a hard-fought 14 hours in the House of Assembly,
The Upper House will be the next focal point for lobbying of legislators — with t...
DATE: Feb 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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People must now sign their passports after they are issued, Patricia Gordon-Pamplin has announced.
The “Sign After Receipt” system should eventually eliminate the need for passport customers to send their paper forms and printed photographs in suppor...
DATE: Feb 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda has asked to be part of an international agreement fighting discrimination against women — but has kept the door open for exemptions on women priests and female conscription.
The Bermuda Government has signed up to the Convention on the Elimi...
DATE: Feb 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes