Bermuda
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BERMUDA-POLITICS-Opposition MP expected to quit party
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Speculation is rife here that opposition parliamentarian Terry Lister will announce his resignation from the Progressive Labour Party (PLP) during Friday's sitting of the House of Assembly. Unconfirmed reports say Lister, a former cabinet minister, will sit as an independent. He has twice put himself up for the PLP leadership but failed on both occasions. If…
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BERMUDA-ACCIDENT-Yacht sinks after Irish sailors are rescued
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb 10, CMC – Four Irish sailors bound for the Caribbean were rescued from their stricken yacht, which later sank, 70 miles north of Bermuda. According to reports the sailors had planned to stop in Bermuda before heading to Antigua following the incident marine officials reported that the sailors are now heading to Turkey. The men – two…
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US seizes $2 mln in Bermuda account linked to Mexican official
MCALLEN, Texas, (Reuters) – U.S. authorities seized $2.2 million from a bank account they said was controlled by a former Mexican official-turned-fugitive who is accused of stealing public funds in a scheme that involved hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent bank loans, according to court papers released yesterday. Federal authorities seized the money from the Bermuda bank account believed…
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BERMUDA-AIRLINES-Airline plans to sue couple over diverted Caribbean flight HAMILTON
Bermuda, CMC – A Canadian low-cost airline says it plans to sue a couple after they were fined US$500 each in a court here following an altercation on a Caribbean-bound plane which forced the captain to divert the airline to Bermuda. Bermuda police arrested the Canadian couple and their 22-year-old son after the Sunwing Airlines' flight, carrying 170 passengers, touched…
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Government scraps term limits for expatriate workers
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC — The new One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) government has scrapped the island’s term limit policy, introduced by the previous administration 12 years ago, in a move aimed at boosting the sluggish economy. Announcing the policy change during a media briefing on Wednesday, Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy said “We believe that the elimination of the policy will…
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Opposition dismisses spending on consultants as ‘fairytale numbers’
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – The main opposition Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has dismissed claims by Premier Craig Cannonier that it spent “upwards of US$100 million a year on consultants”. PLP chairman Maynard Dill described the claims as “fairytale numbers” indicating that figures released on the website of the Ministry of Finance showed the figure to be $50.7 million for the…
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Government announces new measures to reduce expenditure
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Premier Craig Cannonier has announced a 50 per cent reduction in the fleet of official cars used by cabinet ministers as his new One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) administration moves to reduce expenditure. Premier Cannonier said while the OBA is still analysing the country's financial state, voters have clearly indicated that they “want and expect our government…
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Finance Minister says ‘shared sacrifice’ needed to tackle debt
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Finance Minister Bob Richards says the new One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) government will honour a pre-election pledge not to lay off any civil servants but “shared sacrifice” is necessary to tackle Bermuda’s soaring debt. He said government finances were “every bit as bad as we had feared” before the OBA took power a month ago. On…
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Parliament to reconvene on February 8
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC- In the aftermath of the December 17 General election here, Parliament is scheduled reconvene on Friday, February 8. On Thursday the Cabinet Office announced that Governor George Fergusson will deliver his second Throne Speech which sets out government agenda for the year ahead — in the space of three months. Last November, the Governor delivered the Throne…
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Governor reappoints three independent senators
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Governor George Fergusson has reappointed three existing independent senators to complete the 11-member Upper House team. Carol Ann Bassett, who was Senate President in the last parliament, will be again joined by Joan Dillas-Wright, who was Vice-President and James Jardine. They will join the One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) Government team of Michael Fahy, Nalton Brangman, Alexis…
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