The Opposition Progressive Labour Party is to move a motion seeking to stop tomorrow’s debate on the airport redevelopment deal. Shadow Attorney General Michael Scott will bring the motion which asks the House of Assembly to delay debate until all the financial details are provided or commit the matter to the Privileges Committee to decide…....
PLP moves to stop airport debate
The Opposition Progressive Labour Party is to move a motion seeking to stop tomorrow’s debate on the airport redevelopment deal. Shadow Attorney General Michael Scott will bring the motion which asks the House of Assembly to delay debate until all the financial details are provided or commit the matter to the Privileges Committee to decide…....
Airport financial model not to be given to MPs – Richards
Finance minister Bob Richards has confirmed that the financial models referred to in the draft airport agreement will not be shared with MPs – deepening a rift between the island’s two parties over the controversial deal. The development could lead the Opposition Progressive Labour Party to abstain from participating in the debate on the deal…...
Police protests plan to restrict access to parliament “wrong” – PLP
A police plan to restrict public access to the grounds of parliament in the event of mass protests has been denounced by the Opposition Progressive Labour Party as “entirely regrettable” and “wrong”. Shadow national security minister Walter Roban also criticised the governor and national security minister Jeff Baron for supporting the contingency measures. He told…...
Govt releases airport agreement to all MPs – no financial info
Finance minister Bob Richards has decided to release the airport project agreement to all 36 of Bermuda’s MPs without requiring them to sign non-disclosure agreements but pages relating to critical financial information are blank. Shadow finance minister and Opposition Leader David Burt told Think Media that after a war of words between the parties on […]
Government silent on PLP’s compromise offer on airport dispute
The dispute between the island’s two political parties on the way forward on the controversial airport development project (see stories here and here) escalated again today with charges that the Government has misrepresented the Opposition’s position as a critical deadline looms. Progressive Labour Party leader David Burt released correspondence showing that his party adjusted its…...
Police Commissioner loses bid to halt Reddy lawsuit
Corruption, fraud and money laundering investigation said to be nearing completion
Chief Justice Ian Kawaley yesterday rejected a bid to stop judicial review proceedings brought by physician Mahesh Reddy against the Commissioner of Police. But the court heard that a long running police investigation into corruption, money laundering and fraud is nearing completion and police are hopeful that criminal charges would be laid soon. In a…...
Digicel work permit categories for 80 foreign workers revealed
Questions remain. Telco division of BIU was consulted. Students could benefit with internships.
Questions remain over Digicel’s mass importation of foreign labour to upgrade its network, but both government and the company have not responded to our queries about the project. In the meantime, we have obtained a list of 18 job categories for which the work permits were issued. Translators are not included on the list but our…...
Digicel imports dozens for fibre optic cable installation
Company subcontracts installation to Guatemalan companies. Flown in by private charter last night
Telecommunications company Digicel last night flew in about 80 workers from Guatemala to install an island wide fibre optics network. Many of the workers are Guatemalan, with a few from Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico. The group which consists of translators, fibre technicians and other workers will be working here for up to six months. All…...
A sit down conversation with Jason Hayward
Our inaugural chat with the president of the civil servants' union and a leader of The People's Campaign
In his first on camera sit down conversation with Think Media, Jason Hayward talks about his motivations, The People’s Campaign and tells what would lead him to drop opposition to the airport redevelopment project. See it here in full: This article belongs to Politica ! The original article can be found here: A sit down…...
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