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The Senate may have approved immigration amendments hotly opposed by the Progressive Labour Party — but Opposition senators were nonetheless steadfast in their disapproval.
The reason why no “nay” votes came from PLP senators Marc Daniels, Renee Ming...
DATE: Mar 30, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The One Bermuda Alliance will host a town hall meeting at Penno’s Wharf tonight hosted by the ruling party’s Members of Parliament for the area.
Kenneth Bascome, Nandi Outerbridge and Suzanne Roberts-Holshouser will oversee brief presentations by a v...
DATE: Mar 27, 2015
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Politics
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Hundreds of protesters interrupted last night’s sitting of the Senate to demand a “bipartisan, collaborative dialogue” on immigration reform.
Police ordered the public to leave the Cabinet Building after Senate president Carol Ann Bassett brought pro...
DATE: Mar 26, 2015
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Politics
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New legislation has been introduced by Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy to broaden the properties available to Permanent Resident Certificate holders in a move aimed at boosting the Island’s housing market.
Speaking to The Royal Gazette after yeste...
DATE: Mar 21, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Shadow Health Minister Kim Wilson is urging Government MPs to get behind an Opposition bill designed to make it easier for stores and restaurants to donate food.
Ms Wilson tabled the Good Samaritan (Food Donation) Act 2015 last month, which aims to p...
DATE: Mar 20, 2015
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Politics
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It was both a light-hearted and solemn occasion this afternoon as the official portrait of former Premier Dr Ewart Brown was formally unveiled in the Senate chamber.
“There is little that will ever prepare one for what comes once you sit behind that ...
DATE: Mar 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Police Service have confirmed this morning that a criminal complaint has been made by Speaker of the House Randy Horton in respect to Opposition Leader Marc Bean.
A police spokesman said: “We are aware of the complaint and we are looking ...
DATE: Mar 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
The number of people relying on financial assistance continues to grow, and the categories of “able-bodied unemployed and earnings-low persons” have more than doubled over the past two to four years.
However, seniors and the disabled continue to lead...
DATE: Mar 18, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The cost of the Grand Atlantic housing development to Government appears to be in dispute, even as legislators approved a $1.8 million overspend in the early hours of yesterday morning.
The South Shore property, originally conceived as low-cost housi...
DATE: Mar 18, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Randy Horton emphasised his right to maintain order in the House of Assembly this morning, but said that on “careful reflection” a different course could have been taken on Friday evening to avert a mass Opposition walkout.
As Parliament opened in t...
DATE: Mar 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill