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Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess may appear before the Public Accounts Committee tomorrow afternoon as the committee’s hearings into the Auditor General’s latest Special Report gets underway.
The hearings which are open to the public take place at the ...
DATE: Apr 25, 2012
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Politics
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Heritage Month 2012 will be themed ‘Celebrating Hospitality Through the Ages’, Economy Minister Patrice Minors informed the House of Assembly.
Hotels linked to the Bermuda Hospitality Institute will take turns offering events every Tuesday in May.
Pr...
DATE: Apr 24, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
In a heated discussion of whether the Parliamentary Election Amendment Act, 2012 went far enough, Opposition MPs clashed with their Government counterparts over the need for Bermudians overseas to cast their votes.
Kim Swan, who was elected as an MP ...
DATE: Apr 24, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
St George’s West MP Kim Swan urged Government to come up with a plan to recruit more volunteer firefighters.
Mr Swan said the East End’s volunteer fire service has dwindled since it was amalgamated into Bermuda Fire Service in 2006, from 30 volunteer...
DATE: Apr 24, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Senator Diallo Rabain has criticised The Royal Gazette for putting an article about Elephant beer on the front page.
The article highlighted a shortage of the popular beer on the Island.
Sen Rabain yesterday described the placement of Saturday’s stor...
DATE: Apr 24, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda could become an environmental leader and protect the Atlantic by banning plastic bags, according to Senator Michael Fahy.
He said he attended a lecture over the Easter holiday about a floating mass of trash around twice the size of Texas, fou...
DATE: Apr 24, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Island is now better positioned to prevent illicit imports through cruise ships, National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief told the House of Assembly.
“I am pleased to advise Honourable Members that the border control elements of HM Customs hav...
DATE: Apr 24, 2012
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Politics
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The Parliamentary Election Amendment Act 2012 allows the Parliamentary Registrar to conduct research to determine whether someone is registered in the right district and transfer those who aren’t, after giving notice.
The Parliamentary Registrar is a...
DATE: Apr 23, 2012
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Politics
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A PLP candidate has called upon the One Bermuda Alliance to clarify its position on municipality elections following critical comments posted on Facebook.
Patricia Gordon-Pamplin wrote that the OBA argued against taxing businesses without giving them...
DATE: Apr 23, 2012
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Politics
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Economy Minister Patrice Minors assured the House of Assembly she had “no intentions to make any changes to the existing policy” when it came to term limits.
The statement came as Ms Minors rebutted Opposition claims that the policy had driven busine...
DATE: Apr 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
