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"Now is the time for solid plans"

March 14, 2012 Dear Sir, It has been some time since I last wrote to you, however given the election will be soon upon us, I wish to share my views with your readers. Since the last election we have seen a split within the United Bermuda Party that f...
Mar 19, 2012
Politics

"House passes MP’s 5% pay cut bill"

Premier Paula Cox said MPs are leading by example as they approved their own five percent pay cut in the House of Assembly last night. Ms Cox also hinted most of the unions are close to accepting salary reductions as the Island comes to terms with th...
Mar 17, 2012
Other

"BEST: It’s not too late to stop the work at Grand Atlantic"

The Bermuda Environmental Sustainaibility Taskforce is calling for further development of the Grand Atlantic housing project to be halted. In a letter sent yesterday to Premier Paula Cox, the group list environmental and economic concerns about the p...
Mar 16, 2012
Politics

"MPs pay cut to be debated today"

Premier Paula Cox’s proposal to cut legislators’ salaries will be discussed in the House of Assembly today. The pay cut, of five percent, is to take effect as of April 1 this year until March 31, 2013 or when the general election takes place, whichev...
Mar 16, 2012
Other

"Good Governance Act doesn’t go far enough, Kevin Comeau"

Premier Paula Cox’s good governance law does not give the Auditor General sufficient powers to “follow the money” and investigate corruption, a public forum heard. Lawyer Kevin Comeau told the Centre for Justice meeting that the Good Governance Act 2...
Mar 16, 2012
Other

"Expert: Island can only benefit from freedom of information law"

Bermuda is on the cusp of a “revolutionary” law coming into force and citizens should seize the opportunity to use it, according to a freedom of information activist. Heather Brooke, the freelance journalist whose requests for information exposed the...
Mar 16, 2012
Politics

"Premier tables resolution for MPs pay cut"

Premier Paula Cox last night tabled a resolution which would cut legislators’ salary by five percent for a year. But the resolution tabled exempts retiring MPs and Ashfield DeVent’s name is listed with six other legislators known to be retiring from ...
Mar 15, 2012
Politics

"New OBA candidate: ‘Doing nothing is not an option’"

Attorney Nadia Hamza will challenge PLP backbencher Dennis Lister for his Sandys North Central seat. Mr Lister won the seat in 2008, earning 556 votes versus the 281 given to UBP candidate Donald Hassell. OBA leader Craig Cannonier yesterday announce...
Mar 15, 2012
Politics

"John Gibbons named PLP candidate for St George’s West"

John Gibbons will represent the PLP in St George’s West at the next general election. He will run against Kim Swan, elected as an MP for the United Bermuda Party, and Nandi Davis, another political newcomer who has set her sights on the seat in Const...
Mar 15, 2012
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