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A Minister's expectation that her parking ticket will be cancelled prompted a flurry of condemnation from members of the public.
As The Royal Gazette reported yesterday, Senator Kim Wilson got the ticket while parked outside the Anglican Cathedral in...
DATE: Jan 07, 2011
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Senator Kim Wilson got a parking ticket on her Government car, but expects it to be cancelled because she understands Ministerial vehicles are exempt from fines. However, Corporation of Hamilton Secretary Ed Benevides later refuted the suggestion Min...
DATE: Jan 06, 2011
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Construction work is still ongoing at the police/court building five days after Government had said it would be completed.
The site at the junction of Church, Court and Victoria Street remained a hive of activity yesterday, with elements including th...
DATE: Jan 06, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Opposition MPs have urged Government to move quickly in 2011 to implement Bermuda’s long-awaited freedom of information law.
Former Premier Ewart Brown pledged in July when the Public Access to Information (PATI) Act was passed in the House of Assemb...
DATE: Jan 06, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Staunch independence supporter Alex Scott concedes now is not the time to push for a split with the UK as Bermuda gets to grips with its economic, crime and social problems.
But Mr Scott believes Premier Paula Cox will have enough trust from the publ...
DATE: Jan 06, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Bermuda Democratic Alliance MP Mark Pettingill says his pet dog would get elected for either of the traditional parties in their stronghold constituencies.
But Mr Pettingill dismissed claims of a rift in the BDA as he outlined his party’s uphill batt...
DATE: Jan 06, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Deputy United Bermuda Party leader Trevor Moniz yesterday claimed “cocky” Bermuda Democratic Alliance leader Craig Cannonier is dashing hopes of a coordinated Opposition.
Mr Moniz believes the BDA’s three MPs his former UBP colleagues Shawn Crockwell...
DATE: Jan 05, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The United Nations General Assembly has expressed its regret over Bermuda's lack of public meetings and Parliamentary debates on independence.
The Assembly has adopted a resolution calling for discussion on the issue, noting the Island's political pa...
DATE: Jan 05, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Political activist Khalid Wasi yesterday called for all Opposition MPs to quit their own parties and join the Progressive Labour Party.
Mr Wasi said that would allow Bermuda to “start a new game” after the PLP effectively sealed checkmate by ensuring...
DATE: Jan 04, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Government appears to have missed its self-imposed deadline to complete the police/court building, Shadow Works Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin claimed yesterday.
Earlier this month, Works Minister Derrick Burgess said all construction aspects of th...
DATE: Dec 31, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
