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"DeSilva should address Orange Hole reports, says Swan"

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...
May 19, 2012
Politics

"Heated debate as MPs focus on Island’s jobs situation"

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...
May 19, 2012
Politics

"Gaming referendum will take place"

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 ...
May 19, 2012
Politics

"Dame Jennifer: We are winning the fight"

Dame Jennifer Smith believes Government are winning the fight against the economic crisis that has triggered high levels of unemployment on the Island. Running for re-election in Constituency 1, the former premier said she thought Bermuda was ‘making...
May 18, 2012
Politics

"No syrvey because pier project was rushed"

A geotechnical survey was never undertaken at Dockyard’s Heritage Wharf because of the tight schedule for cruise ship arrivals, Government has revealed. Shadow Environment Minister Michael Fahy charged that the project had been “rushed”, as the pier ...
May 18, 2012
Other

"Wage cut and pension freeze deal stalled"

A wage cut and pension freeze for public sector workers has still not happened, nearly three months after it was agreed in principle. Bermuda Trade Union Congress president Shine Hayward yesterday said talks are ongoing over the move which would save...
May 18, 2012
Other

"OBA questions new affordable housing cost"

The cost of new affordable housing intended to replace the Victoria and Albert Rows is too high, according to One Bermuda Alliance. Party leader Craig Cannonier said the new units would put further pressure on Bermudians trying to rent or sell their ...
May 17, 2012
Opinion Writer

"Identity and multi-culturalism"

May is Heritage Month. It offers us an opportunity to reflect on who we are and what we share rather than the banality of that which separates us. Our Island has a rich heritage, celebrated in song, dance, sailing vessels, food and highlighted in the...
May 17, 2012
Other

"Billion-dollar liability hangs over public-sector pension fund"

Only a third of the public service employees’ pension plan is funded right now, according to an actuarial valuation report by Canadian consultants Morneau Shepell. The plan’s unfunded pension liability was $876 million as of March 2010 while its pro...
May 17, 2012
Other

"AG looks at Southside 'irregularities'"

The Auditor General is considering “alleged irregularities” in relation to a low-cost public housing scheme at Southside. Heather Jacobs Matthews was asked to look into financial matters in relation to the Orange Hole development by Kevin Bean-Walls,...
May 17, 2012
Letters to the Editor

"Learn lessons from 2007 "

May 13, 2012 Dear Sir, I hope the One Bermuda Alliance has learned from the United Bermuda Party’s disastrous 2007 general election performance. For example, what sounded like a good manifesto pledge to combat crime was twisted and distorted by the P...
May 16, 2012
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