Graeme Outerbridge To Run For Mayor

Graeme Outerbridge will run for Mayor of Hamilton in the upcoming municipal elections to be held in May 10th. Mr Outerbridge is running as part of “Team Hamilton”, which will also see Youth on the Move President Carlton Simmons, former UBP chairwoman Gwyneth Rawlins and Donal Smith run for Alderman; and lawyer Larry Scott, Troy [...]

OBA Candidate: ‘Residents Have Little Faith’

One Bermuda Alliance candidate Scott Stewart said that Government’s broken promises to do something about the dump fires are destroying the constituent’s faith in the political system. Mr Stewart is the candidate for Constituency #15 Pembroke East, which is located by the Marsh Folly Composting Facility. Pembroke East is presently held by the PLP’s Walter [...]

Minister: Faster Planning Applications Processing

The Minister of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy Marc Bean commended the Department of Planning following a recent performance appraisal of the Department. The report included data which reveals improved processing times for various categories of Planning applications, a statement from Government said. The statement continued: “During the period 2010-2011, the Department received 628 planning [...]

Minister Weeks: Post Pembroke Fire Updates

Speaking in the House of Assembly on Friday [Apr.13], Minister of Public Weeks Michael Weeks addressed the recent dump fire saying he was “extremely proud” of the way the Public Works team,  Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service, the Bermuda Police Service and the Bermuda Regiment, coordinated their efforts to contain the fire. The Minister acknowledged [...]

Business Minister Welcomes New Class 4 Reinsurer

“Official incorporation statistics indicate that over the last five years, eight highly-capitalised reinsurers holding Class 4 licenses issued by the Bermuda Monetary Authority, have selected Bermuda as their domicile,” said a statement from Government. “These formations represent an aggregate of more than $8 billion in fresh capital dedicated to the Bermuda reinsurance industry, which is [...]

UBP’s Kim Swan Calls For Equal Time On CITV

With the island now in election mode the United Bermuda Party is renewing their call for equal time for both Opposition Parties on CITV, UBP Leader Kim Swan said. Mr Swan said, “Following the appointment of a new Chairman (Mr. Fanon Khaldun) and Deputy Chairman (Hon. Phillip Perinchief), see official Gazette on Wednesday April 11th, [...]

Education Ministry’s Spending On Consultants

On Friday [Apr.13] in the House of Assembly, Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith responded to Parliamentary Questions posed by Shadow Education Minister Dr Grant Gibbons about the Education Ministry’s spending on consultants. Dr Gibbons asked: “Would the Honourable Minister please provide this Honourable House with a list of all consultants hired and working in the [...]

Senator Fahy On Planning Appeals Review Delay

The planning appeals matter is “one of the better examples of the Progressive Labour Party’s now well-known disdain for following the rules,” said OBA Senator Michael Fahy. Senator Fahy noted it will soon be six months since Walter Roban stepped down from Cabinet and a decision has not been made yet, which he called a [...]

BEDC’s Retail Development Programme Graduation

The first eight graduates were awarded their completion certificates by Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Patrice Minors, after finishing the newly created BEDC Development Programme. The participants were Terence Douglas of Unlimited Supplies, Sonia Paul-Smith of Temptations Café’ in St. Georges, Janson Cross of VIP Consulting & Promotions, Cindy Laws of Anslie’s Interior Décor, [...]

Minister Praises Bermudian Actor Earl Cameron

Speaking in the House of Assembly on Friday, Minister Patrice Minors praised Bermudian actor Earl Cameron, after his presentation in Bermuda titled “An Evening with Earl Cameron”. “It is a source of great pride among Bermudians when one of our own creates a legacy of contribution; perhaps even more so on the occasion when these [...]

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