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Demanding decency, respect and ‘proper carriage’

June 18, 2014 Dear Sir, With the intense amount of political drama played out in the theatre of war exercises reminiscent of the recent block buster hit Hunger Games from the motion picture association of America, our honourable house is now under si...
Jun 19, 2014
Other

Senate backs drug tests for elected officials

Mandatory drug tests for those in public office is a breach of privacy, according to Senator Diallo Rabain. During a heated discussion in the Senate of a report about adopting the policy, some Senators voiced strong concerns about the invasion of the...
Jun 19, 2014
Editorials

The Political Gospel According To Karl

Karl Rove certainly didn’t invent the polarising hardball tactics which so define the modern political landscape (that dubious distinction belongs to the very first elected official who successfully circumvented the logical faculties of some of the ...
Jun 19, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Look around first

June 18, 2014 Dear Sir, Whether it be privatisation, mutilation, outsourcing, or adding an extra furlough day (rumoured), they’re all evil acts presented by the current government. None of the above, will help out Bermudians as people, are struggling...
Jun 19, 2014
Politics

Brown and Richards in contracts dispute

MP Walton Brown has accused Finance Minister Bob Richards of misrepresenting his income from Government contracts. Mr Brown spoke out after Mr Richards said in the House of Assembly that Mr Brown had benefited from a $770,000 contract — a statement h...
Jun 18, 2014
Politics

No word on OBA donation probe, one month on

A probe into a $300,000 donation to the 2012 One Bermuda Alliance election campaign is still underway — four weeks after it was suggested the party would make a statement before the end of May. “The investigation is still active and ongoing,” said OB...
Jun 18, 2014
Letters to the Editor

No longer what it once was

June 16, 2014 Dear Sir, In the past, Bermuda was a peaceful island (okay, we still had crime and other issues, but they weren’t extreme). Now, you have all those things plus corruption (people could talk about Marc Bean giving his daughter ganja tea ...
Jun 18, 2014
Politics

Full transcript of MPs’ bizarre exchange

Online links to the audio records of Parliament remained out of service yesterday — and there was no explanation forthcoming as to what befell them. Friday afternoon’s session, in which MPs debated mandatory drug testing for members of the legislatur...
Jun 18, 2014
Politics

Bizarre exchange as MPs clash

Progressive Labour Party leader Marc Bean has been accused of “hiding behind parliamentary privilege and lying about people” by Independent MP Terry Lister. The two men traded veiled barbs during an often boisterous debate in the House on random drug...
Jun 17, 2014
Other

Corporation awarded legal costs after court win

The Corporation of Hamilton has been awarded legal costs following victory in a dispute with municipality management over their right to join a collective bargaining agreement. In April, Puisne Judge Stephen Hellman ruled that the managers could not ...
Jun 14, 2014
Politics

Par-la-Ville hotel debate labelled ‘political theatre’

A lease and bridge loan to aid the creation of a hotel on the Par-la-Ville Park site has been approved by the House of Assembly. However, Government came under fire during the debate for allegations made by the developer involved in the project, Mich...
Jun 14, 2014
Other

Grearson and Baron named as advisers to the Premier

Government Senator Jeff Baron has been appointed special advisor to Premier Michael Dunkley. And former One Bermuda Alliance communications director Don Grearson has also been retained as a special advisor by Mr Dunkley. Mr Grearson was previously ad...
Jun 13, 2014
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