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Attorney General Trevor Moniz has invited the creation of a working group to look into opening the sex offenders registry to the public.
The One Bermuda Alliance pledged to implement a public sex offenders registry in the lead-up to the 2012 general ...
DATE: Jul 16, 2014
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Human Rights Commission last night warned that the row over permanent residents and status should not be allowed to degenerate into hate speech.
And HRC chairman Michael Hanson said that “hateful, vexatious and/or harmful words” about people’s na...
DATE: Jul 11, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Stifling heat and an ill-timed power outage could not dampen spirits at the Clearwater Middle School gymnasium last night as around 80 residents gathered for the third and final of the Progressive Labour Party’s town hall meetings regarding Permanent...
DATE: Jul 11, 2014
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Politics
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Having too much tint on your car windows or an excessively noisy bike could now result in your vehicle being seized.
Legislation passed by the Senate yesterday expands the list of offences for which a vehicle can be impounded.
It also establishes a...
DATE: Jul 10, 2014
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Politics
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The “retention and creation of jobs” will be among the benefits of a change to Bermuda’s Trust laws, the Senate heard yesterday.
One Bermuda Alliance Senator Jeff Baron, Junior Minister of National Security and Legal Affairs, said the amendment woul...
DATE: Jul 10, 2014
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Politics
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Greater transparency and an “overall understanding of Government’s assets and liabilities” will emerge thanks to a new law, the Senate was told yesterday.
Senator Michael Fahy, Minister of Home Affairs, said full financial reports from all public bo...
DATE: Jul 10, 2014
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Politics
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A bid to slash interest rates for people with court judgments against them for debt has been launched.
PLP Shadow Finance Minister David Burt tabled a Bill to cut interest rates on judgement debts in default from seven percent to three percent.
“Inte...
DATE: Jul 07, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
This week will see the third in a series of town hall meetings on immigration reform, called by the Progressive Labour Party in the wake of a landmark decision on Bermuda status handed down by the Supreme Court.
Chief Justice Ian Kawaley’s ruling on ...
DATE: Jul 07, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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One Bermuda Alliance MP Suzann Roberts-Holshouser last night broke ranks with the rest of her party and voted with the Opposition for an independent body to investigate Bermudians being swindled out of their property.
The motion, brought by Shadow Im...
DATE: Jul 05, 2014
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Politics
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In a shock move, One Bermuda Alliance MP Suzann Roberts-Holshouser broke ranks with the rest of her party in this evening’s Parliamentary session, voicing her support of a motion by Progressive Labour Party MP Walton Brown.
The motion will see a requ...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
