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When Premier Paula Cox was elected as leader of the Progressive Labour Party, there were many who supported her because she represented something different from her predecessor, Dr Ewart Brown.
Deservedly or not, Dr Brown’s administration had been t...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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Members of the public could be forgiven for thinking that the General Election had already been called this week as politicians from both major parties got into wars of words over Government civil servants’ dental insurance and the state of the Islan...
DATE: Jul 13, 2012
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Today marks Bermuda’s other 400th anniversary — that of the official settlement of Bermuda on July 11, 1612.
Three years ago, Bermuda celebrated the 400th anniversary of the wreck of the Sea Venture, which marked the beginning of continuous human set...
DATE: Jul 11, 2012
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Road deaths are back in the news after three people died in just five weeks, bringing the total number of deaths this year to four.
Three of the victims were visitors and the fourth was a German working in Bermuda. While the total number of deaths r...
DATE: Jul 10, 2012
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The recent stories about the lack of transcripts available for Court of Appeal cases raise a number of issues about justice in Bermuda and how it is carried out.
The problem is not isolated to the Court of Appeal. Some cases in the Supreme Court and ...
DATE: Jul 06, 2012
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Ombudsman Arlene Brock earned her salary in her annual report last week when she revealed that the General Post Office’s “return to sender” policy was not only wrong-headed, but wasn’t saving much money either.
Ms Brock began her investigation into...
DATE: Jul 05, 2012
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The announcement that MPs will debate banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is welcome, since any discussion of this issue is by definition a good thing.
MPs will also debate a ban on age discrimination, which is also important, ...
DATE: Jul 04, 2012
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Ombudsman Arlene Brock’s annual report to the House of Assembly contains a strongly-worded defence of her role, which was prompted by the fact that she was pressured quite heavily not to investigate special development orders.
As Ms Brock noted, pre...
DATE: Jul 02, 2012
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Although Government finances are more complex than household finances, the basic principles are the same:
l If you find yourself running out of money before the next pay cheque, or can't afford to pay the rent or the groceries, you have to cut your s...
DATE: Jun 29, 2012
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There was good news this week when it was announced that land at Morgan’s Point has been transferred to developers Craig Christensen, Brian Duperreault and Nelson Hunt in return for their property at Southlands in Warwick.
On the face of it, this is ...
DATE: Jun 28, 2012
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