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Minister Weeks On Throne Speech Initiatives
Minister of Community Development Michael Weeks held a press conference yesterday [Nov.9] where discussed initiatives out of the recent Throne Speech. As he acknowledged that Bermuda has been facing difficult times recently, he emphasized that his Ministry was doing all that it could to empower the Island’s residents. “The staff of the Ministry... Read more of this article
Ministry To Spearhead Social Programmes
Government will attempt to rewrite the social contract with Bermudians during the ongoing economic downturn in a bid to soften the recession’s impact, Cabinet Minister Glenn Blakeney said yesterday [Nov.10]. At a Cabinet Office briefing, the Minister of Youth, Families & Sport said Government initiatives announced in the recent Throne Speech would... Read more of this article
Minister On Health Insurance Reform
Health Minister Zane DeSilva said no insured Bermudian should be denied medical treatment because they cannot afford upfront payments to care providers and reforms announced in the Throne Speech are intended to remedy the existing situation. At a briefing to expand on Health Ministry programmes for the coming legislative session unveiled in the Throne... Read more of this article
Groups Applaud Government DUI Initiative
In a joint statement issued by CADA and the DUI Education School, the organisations applauded the measures to eliminate drinking and driving as outlined in the Throne Speech. The Government pledged additional efforts to stem drunk driving saying, “However, there will be less tolerance for impaired driving offences. The Government will table legislation... Read more of this article
UBP Preliminary Response To Throne Speech
United Bermuda Party Members of Parliament Kim Swan and Charlie Swan issued a preliminary response to the 2011 Throne Speech this morning [Nov.5], saying they weren’t surprised to see it contained so many political promises to so many interest groups given all three of Bermuda’s parties are currently on an election-footing. ” This... Read more of this article
Videos: Dignitaries Arriving & Throne Speech
While the Throne Speech delivered yesterday [Nov.4] by Governor Sir Richard Gozney was mainly an economic blueprint for drawing new businesses to the island and putting Bermudians back to work, Government also said it would be tackling social issues in the coming year. The Government’s legislative agenda for 2012, the Throne Speech outlined plans... Read more of this article
Cannonier: ‘Bermuda Needs Better Direction’
Describing this morning’s Throne Speech as “an election document”, Opposition Leader Craig Cannonier said Goverment’s legislative agenda for 2012 simply paid lip-service to Bermuda’s economic woes and was not a blue-print for recovery. In his initial comments on the Throne Speech, the One Bermuda Alliance Parliamentarian... Read more of this article
Videos/Text: Premier’s Throne Speech Comments
[Updated] There can be no “no-go” subjects as Government attempts to manoeuvre Bermuda out of the worst financial crisis since the beginning of World War Two, Premier Paula Cox said today [Nov.4]. Speaking at a Cabinet Office press conference following the reading of the Throne Speech by Governor Sir Richard Gozney, Ms Cox said nothing could be... Read more of this article
Photo Set #2: Reconvening of Parliament
Scores of locals and visitors thronged Front Street this morning [Nov.4] to catch a glimpse of the annual Reconvening of Parliament — one of the most colourful and tradition-steeped ceremonies on Bermuda’s public calendar. Held on the Cabinet Office grounds, Governor Sir Richard Gozney delivered the Throne Speech outlining Government’s... Read more of this article
Throne Speech ‘Cliffs Notes’
Saying Bermuda is facing “historic challenges”, Governor Sir Richard Gozney said Government’s top priority will be job creation when he delivered the Throne Speech this morning [Nov.4]. Outlining Government’s legislative plans and programmes for the coming Parliamentary year, Sir Richard said at no time in its recent history had... Read more of this article
Full Text: 2011 Bermuda Throne Speech
This morning [Nov.4] Governor Sir Richard Gozney delivered the Throne Speech, which outlines Government’s legislative agenda for 2012. The full text follows below: Bermuda today is facing historic challenges. The Government is strongly convinced that the time has come for all who love Bermuda to recognise the obligation to work to build one another,... Read more of this article
Photos: 2011 Reconvening Of Parliament
[Updated] The Reconvening of Parliament is underway this morning [Nov.4], with all the pomp and circumstance that surrounds it. Senators, Ministers, Members of Parliament and other dignitaries attended the proceedings, and Governor Sir Richard Gozney is reading the Throne Speech, which outlines Government’s Legislative Agenda for 2012. Always a fashion... Read more of this article
