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Questions are to be raised about the lack of regulations behind a controversial bill to allow prescription drugs to be imported.
The bill, tabled by Health Minister Zane DeSilva, aims to allow prescription drugs to be imported to the Island as long a...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
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Hard-up tenants facing “imminent” eviction can now tap into their pensions to pay off rent arrears after the Senate gave the green light to new legislation.
The National Pension Scheme (Financial Hardship) Amendment Regulations 2011 allow people acce...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
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Governor Sir Richard Gozney yesterday praised Premier Paula Cox for kicking off a new era of good governance and wiping out 'special concessions' granted to her predecessor Ewart Brown's Ministry.
The Tourism and Transport Ministry didn't follow the ...
DATE: Jul 21, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The Opposition raised concerns that a new Price Control Commission could introduce control measures that damage the free market, but Government insisted that is untrue.
The debate came during the Motion to Adjourn in the Senate yesterday. Premier Pau...
DATE: Jul 21, 2011
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Government Senator LaVerne Furbert took issue with a report in The Royal Gazette saying a mental health chief lost his job through budget cuts.
Sen Furbert told the Upper House that Michael Radford is leaving after two years as chief of psychiatry at...
DATE: Jul 21, 2011
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The number of people holding active work permits has dropped by 15 percent compared to late last year, according to new figures.
There were a total of 10,127 guest workers holding active one-to-five year permits as of November 25, according to previo...
DATE: Jul 21, 2011
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Politics
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Opposition Senators today raised concerns that a new Price Control Commission could introduce measures that damage the free market.
The debate came during the Motion to Adjourn in the Senate - although Government Senators insisted the claim was untru...
DATE: Jul 20, 2011
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Politics
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Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards yesterday said his company only won a Government contract after an open competitive tendering process.
The One Bermuda Alliance questioned whether Progressive Labour Party figures Renee Webb, Walton Brown and Rolf...
DATE: Jul 20, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Government’s new blueprint for the Island’s energy use is “a good start”, but thin on details, according to the Opposition.
Shadow Environment Minister Cole Simons of the One Bermuda Alliance called the 2011 Energy White Paper “long overdue”.
Mr Simo...
DATE: Jul 20, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Premier Paula Cox has told Bermudians they have to stop being self-doubters and self-haters to help turn around the economy.
More than 200 people packed in a town-hall meeting at Warwick Workmen’s Club last night to listen to what Government is doing...
DATE: Jul 20, 2011
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Politics
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