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The Immigration Appeals Tribunal, an independent body created in 2011, will publish its judgments online commencing on Friday.
The IAT had been left without governing regulations for more than a year after its creation, with 44 cases waiting to be he...
DATE: Nov 25, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Fewer than ten garbage collection trucks were in operation on any given week during recent months, the Senate heard this morning.
An average of 407 tons of waste was picked up each week around the Island.
Details came from Lynne Woolridge, the Junior...
DATE: Nov 25, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Progressive Labour Party would make good on its vow to eliminate middle schools if returned to power, replacing them with “five-year decentralised high schools”.
Some middle schools, such as the Whitney Institute and Clearwater, would become seni...
DATE: Nov 23, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The chairman of the Summerhaven home for the physically challenged came under attack during the Throne Speech debate in the House of Assembly, with one Member of Parliament calling repeatedly for his resignation.
Glenn Blakeney, the Shadow Minister o...
DATE: Nov 23, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The implementation of parts of a package of legal reforms has been delayed to allow the judiciary, police and prosecutors more time to prepare for the new rules.
Most of the Criminal Jurisdiction and Procedure Act 2015 and the Disclosure and Criminal...
DATE: Nov 23, 2015
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Politics
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The Bermuda Government is confident that there is still an opportunity for two airlines to succeed in providing service to the Island out of Europe.
Shawn Crockwell provided the House of Assembly with an update on his recent trip to the World Routes...
DATE: Nov 23, 2015
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Politics
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One Bermuda Alliance MP Nandi Outerbridge has made an official apology to the House of Assembly for making “inappropriate comments”.
The apology was read out at the start of Friday’s session by Randy Horton, the Speaker of the House.
The “inappropri...
DATE: Nov 23, 2015
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Politics
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A retroactive regime promising zero tolerance for corruption and graft would be a top priority by a Progressive Labour Party Government.
Delivering his party’s “peace and prosperity agenda” in response to the Government’s Throne Speech, Marc Bean sai...
DATE: Nov 21, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Much of Parliament’s eleven-hour Throne Speech debate revolved around whether or not the Island was truly making a recovery from the economic recession.
Marc Bean, in the Progressive Labour Party’s reply, maintained that real growth had yet to revita...
DATE: Nov 21, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Government and its own Accountant-General clashed last night over permission to depart from financial instructions in a bid to redevelop the Island’s airport.
Curtis Stovell, the Accountant-General, told a meeting of the Public Accounts C...
DATE: Nov 20, 2015
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Politics
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