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"Question time to be introduced in Senate"

Senators yesterday approved a revised set of standing orders. The new standing orders reflect practice in the House of Assembly with the most significant change being the introduction of question time for Opposition Senators following ministerial sta...
Jul 25, 2013
Politics

"Govt under fire for slow progress"

Government came under fire in the Senate yesterday for what Opposition Senator Marc Daniels said was slow progress on promised legislation. But Government Senate Leader Michael Fahy defended the Government saying it had faced a tight timeline since t...
Jul 25, 2013
Politics

"Putting Parliament on TV is not a top priority"

Public Works Minister Trevor Moniz has poured cold water on any idea that Parliamentary debates could soon be televised, saying that Government had to “cut its cloth” during the current economic climate. And he warned that a general public that could...
Jul 23, 2013
Politics

"Changing Parliament’s procedures, and a call for TV cameras"

Changes to Parliamentary procedures have moved a step closer after MPs unanimously backed a motion to bring standards in line with other jurisdictions. And one Opposition MP said Government should legalise the televising of Parliament to make politic...
Jul 20, 2013
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"Portrait to honour the Island’s first female MP"

A portrait depicting Bermuda’s first female Member of Parliament, Edna Watson, will be unveiled in the House of Assembly today. The oil portrait by local artist Dianna Tetlow, was commissioned by the Paget Parish Council to commemorate Bermuda’s 400t...
Jul 19, 2013
Politics

"Senate approves Govt’s $800m borrowing plan"

Government will be able to run up an operating deficit of $800 million over the next three years at fixed interest rates after financial legislation was approved in the Senate yesterday. And members of the Upper House also rubber stamped new laws all...
Jul 18, 2013
Other

"Fahy hoping to forge stronger ties with labour leaders"

Bermuda will forge stronger ties with labour leaders in the Caribbean to develop an integrated market “responsive to business needs while recognising the needs of workers”. Just back from the meeting of the Eighth ILO Meeting of Caribbean Labour Mini...
Jul 17, 2013
Other

"Senate approves financial assistance changes"

Controversial legislation allowing conditions to be added to Government assistance was approved yesterday in the Upper House. The Financial Assistance Amendment Act, 2013, and Child Day Care Allowance Amendment Act, 2013, got the green light from Sen...
Jul 11, 2013
Other

"Bermuda pair prepare for life at sea"

Two young Bermudians have set out for Prince Edward Island for a 12-week training programme to qualify for entry-level positions on commercial maritime vessels. Allafia Butterfield, 22, and Raemar O’Brien, 23, left Bermuda last week bound for the Mar...
Jul 11, 2013
Other

"Apologise? It’s just a storm in a tea cup"

The Progressive Labour Party are demanding that Government apologise for damaging Bermuda’s reputation by “saying they’re able to waive the law”. However, Government Senate Leader Michael Fahy dismissed the incident as nothing more than a ‘storm in a...
Jul 11, 2013
Other

"Govt moves to modernise parliamentary standards"

Government Whip, Cole Simons tabled a motion to bring Bermuda’s Parliamentary standards in line with those set by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). The motion calls for the establishment of a Joint Select Committee to examine, make re...
Jul 08, 2013
Other

"SCARS training for Ministry staff"

Ministry of Legal Affairs staff are set to undergo ‘stewards of children’ training later this month. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Mark Pettingill announced that a special training session for his Ministry, along with any other inter...
Jul 03, 2013
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