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Ewart Brown challenged police yesterday to charge him with a criminal offence or end years of “fruitless investigation”, claiming the recent “unjust and unwarranted arrest” of one of his staff members was really an attempt to discredit him.
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DATE: Jun 17, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A proposed solar power system in Dockyard for the America’s Cup would be left for the National Museum after the races finish, MPs heard this morning.
The proposal comes from Low Carbon, a corporate sponsor of the Land Rover BAR UK Team.
Grant Gibbons...
DATE: Jun 17, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Public Accounts Committee is to convene again, at a public hearing at 2.30pm tomorrow at St Paul African Methodist Church Centennial Hall.
Financial secretary Anthony Manders has been invited to detail Ministry of Finance procedure for overseeing...
DATE: Jun 15, 2016
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Politics
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No churches will be used as polling stations for the referendum on same-sex relationships, home affairs minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin announced yesterday.
Mrs Gordon-Pamplin told a press conference schools would largely be used for the ballot, as ...
DATE: Jun 15, 2016
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Politics
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Bermuda’s answer to London’s Speakers’ Corner comes to Devonshire tomorrow, allowing anyone a platform to discuss the island’s topical issues.
The “Loyal Gazette” event will take place at Loyal Hill Field, with orators standing on stage for five min...
DATE: Jun 11, 2016
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Politics
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A youth group will hold a town hall meeting later this month to look at the issue of voting and the right to vote in Bermuda.
Generation Next will draft a Bill proposing automatic voter registration when men and women turn 18 and then present their p...
DATE: Jun 11, 2016
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Politics
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Sir John Swan’s “significant contributions in the business arena and the world of politics” befit his designation as the island’s latest national hero, according to Sylvan Richards.
Mr Richards, the Minister of Social Development and Sports, made the...
DATE: Jun 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s seniors will be getting a 5 per cent raise in their pensions as of August this year — the first increase for five years.
However, the hike will come at a cost for employees and employers.
Minister of Finance Bob Richards told the House of ...
DATE: Jun 11, 2016
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Politics
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The referendum on same-sex relationships will go ahead, Chief Justice Ian Kawaley ruled yesterday.
However, the advanced polling station has been switched to Bermuda College from the Seventh-day Adventist Church Hall on King Street.
In a short hearin...
DATE: Jun 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A police deployment at City Hall during last month’s protest consisted of 18 officers, three of whom were plainclothes detectives from the Special Branch.
Details came from Michael Dunkley, in response to questions from Walter Roban, the Shadow Minis...
DATE: Jun 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell