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Opposition Senate leader Jeanne Atherden said she was “surprised” to learn Government development projects could run up to 15 percent over budget. Senator Jeanne Atherden, who spoke during the Senate Budget debate on the Ministry of Finance on Frida...

MPs will today be asked to approve more than $160 million in government overspends over the last decade. And Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards claimed last night there was no good reason why the cost overruns hadn’t been brought to the House of As...

The row over voting rights in Hamilton will be rekindled today as MPs debate an order connected to municipality reform. The Municipalities (Election) Order aims to allow elections in Hamilton and St George’s to be run in the same way as national elec...

Opposition Senate Leader Jeanne Atherden has criticised Government for leaving little time for debate, calling it a “deliberate attempt so that questions are not asked”. Senator Jeanne Atherden said this had become a “pattern” particularly in areas ...

Opposition Senate leader Jeanne Atherden yesterday questioned why funds had been cut for a group which provides overseas medical assistance for the “most vulnerable”. Lady Cubitt Compassionate Association (LCCA) had its annual grant halved from $2 m...

Opposition Senate leader Jeanne Atherden today questioned why funds had been cut for a group which provides overseas medical assistance for the “most vulnerable”. LCCA Medical Overseas, which received $2 million in the 2010-11 financial year, has se...

Senate Opposition leader Jeanne Atherden has criticised Government for leaving little time for debate and has called it a “deliberate attempt so that questions are not asked”. Senator Atherden said this had become a “pattern” particularly in areas w...

The Island’s national debt is “manageable” and “sustainable” when compared to other modern and developed economies, according to Junior Finance Minister David Burt. Senator Burt made the statement during a debate on the Government Loans Amendment Ac...

National Security Minister David Burch yesterday said the Hustle Truck could be expanded after the private sector stepped forward when Government’s funds ran dry. Senator Burch complained the “outcry” over the venture’s apparent demise had in fact co...