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Attorney General Kim Wilson will represent Bermuda at a decolonisation conference later this month.
The United Nations has invited Senator Wilson to its Pacific Regional Seminar on the implementation of the Third International Decade for the Eradicat...
DATE: May 22, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
This is the second part of a report from the House of Assembly of a debate that was sparked when Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards brought a motion on the Statistics Department’s findings that 698 jobs were lost last year, of which 691 were expatr...
DATE: May 21, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The One Bermuda Alliance has retained its seven point lead over the Progressive Labour Party, but increasing numbers of voters are snubbing both parties.
In a new poll by Mindmaps, 36 percent of people said they would vote OBA in a general election, ...
DATE: May 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Government wasted time and money signing up to a charter it chose to ignore, Southampton West Central MP Charlie Swan told the House of Assembly.
Mr Swan took issue with Environment Minister Marc Bean’s position that the UK Environment Charter was on...
DATE: May 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons has accused Government of violating “basic rules of transparency and good governance” by withholding a controversial lease agreement with Pembroke Hamilton Club from the public.
Dr Gibbons said Government had a...
DATE: May 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
An update on the National Tourism Plan led to a war of words in the Upper House this week.
The clash followed an industry update by Junior Tourism Minister Vince Ingham based on statistics from a recent report.
According to that report, the Island sh...
DATE: May 19, 2012
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Politics
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People who drive carelessly should be tested for drugs as well as alcohol, Independent Senator Joan Dillas-Wright believes.
She made the assertion during the debate on the Road Traffic Amendment Act 2012 which passed in the Upper House this week.
“Th...
DATE: May 19, 2012
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Politics
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United Bermuda Party leader Kim Swan questioned why Health Minister Zane DeSilva hasn’t addressed reports naming him in connection with alleged irregularities at the Southside affordable housing scheme.
Mr Swan told MPs Mr DeSilva is usually quick to...
DATE: May 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards yesterday called on Government to pour resources into creating more private sector jobs to halt the decline in Bermuda’s economy.
Mr Richards expressed alarm that the number of people working for Government had su...
DATE: May 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A bill establishing the procedures to be followed to hold a referendum was tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday.
The Referendum Act 2012 sets the stage for a referendum on gaming which was mentioned in last year’s Throne Speech as something the ...
DATE: May 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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