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Government is working to address the issue of crime, according to Michael Dunkley.
While the Premier said the crime rates did increase in 2015, he said the increase comes in the wake of a historic low in 2014.
Noting the recent spike in crime since t...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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The 2016 Census is scheduled to begin in May, with a greater emphasis on online surveys.
Speaking in the House of Assembly today, Michael Dunkley, the Premier, said the census will be run from May 21 to December 31, collecting information about the i...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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New rights for long-term residents have been defended after Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda decried the move as one that would inevitably discriminate against black Bermudians.
Lynne Woolridge, the chairwoman of the One Bermuda Alliance, respond...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Michael Fahy, the Minister for Home Affairs, has dismissed claims that a new immigration policy is designed to increase the One Bermuda Alliance’s voting base.
Last Friday, Senator Fahy announced new measures to allow residents who have lived on the ...
DATE: Feb 08, 2016
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The Progressive Labour Party’s by-election victory dealt good press to its leader along with a stinging rebuke to the Bermuda Government over the state of the economy, according to a PLP source.
Meanwhile Glenn Blakeney, the former MP for Devonshire ...
DATE: Feb 06, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Long-term residents will be given increased rights to apply for permanent residency and Bermudian status under new proposals outlined by the Bermuda Government.
The move will allow residents who have lived on the island for 20 years to gain status, w...
DATE: Feb 06, 2016
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Diallo Rabain stormed to victory by a decisive margin for the Progressive Labour Party last night in Devonshire North Central, where he took 56 per cent of the vote.
Mr Rabain hailed his win over the One Bermuda Alliance’s Andrew Simons, at 461 votes...
DATE: Feb 05, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A redeveloped airport could sustain Bermuda for the next 100 years, a spokesman for the site’s proposed construction firm claimed last night.
Residents attended the Anglican Cathedral Hall in Hamilton for the third of three meetings on the $249 mill...
DATE: Feb 05, 2016
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Politics
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A special delegates’ conference to determine the leadership of the Progressive Labour Party could be on the cards as the required minimum number of branches have signed up in support.
It is also understood that 11 African Methodist Episcopal churches...
DATE: Feb 04, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An open meeting on the island’s airport redevelopment plan featured a sceptical and often heated crowd for a second night.
Craig Looby, a developer with the Urban Maximum Industries, Inc (UMI), rose at last night’s forum at Penno’s Wharf, St George’s...
DATE: Feb 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell