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specialists at a cost of more than $100,000.
They could spend up to six months considering whether a more equitable system can be used to garner government revenue.
Finance Minister Grant Gibbons yesterday confirmed the visit to The Royal Gazette and...
DATE: Nov 04, 1997
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A recent US Tax Court ruling has strengthened the validity of captive insurance arrangements, tax specialists with Ernst & Young Bermuda have reported in a tax alert to clients.
The Tax Court ruled in favour of the taxpayer, Hospital Corporation of A...
DATE: Oct 30, 1997
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Bermuda's future success can only be realised through a bridging of the gap in the Island's racial economic divide, a Government Senator and businessman told Hamilton Rotarians yesterday over lunch at Front Street's Pier 6.
Senator Everard "Bob'' Ric...
DATE: Aug 20, 1997
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The former Heddington Insurance executive who was suspended, then sacked from his job in Bermuda over a Texaco race scandal, is now suing his former employers for libel, claiming he was used as a scapegoat.
J. David Keough was unceremoniously dumped ...
DATE: Aug 18, 1997
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Confidence in the future stability of Bermuda tourism is patchy among local hoteliers. Some are just looking forward to a good summer, relative to the last decade, and hope wistfully for a sustained resurgence in the key industry.
Bermuda Hotel Assoc...
DATE: Jul 11, 1997
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the first time since figures have been kept.
The consumer price index was measured at 1.9 percent for the twelve months to May 1997, the lowest figure officials could remember. The figure marked a 0.3 percent decline from April's 2.2 percent rate.
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DATE: Jul 10, 1997
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Passage now appears likely of US legislation that would alter the US tax status of funds in Bermuda and other offshore domiciles, according to "Top Six'' accountancy firm, KPMG Peat Marwick.
Enactment may force some funds to reconsider why they maint...
DATE: Jul 09, 1997
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This is the version of the story which the library received. For some reason there are some subtle differences in the text. Please check the physical copy of the newspaper or the microfilm to compare it with the original version.
Clear indications of...
DATE: Jul 04, 1997
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Government in the decade-long battle to get Bermuda Cablevision Ltd. to respect exclusivity agreements BBC has for programming.
This was confirmed by BBC chief executive officer Ulric P. Richardson yesterday. He said a writ could be filed in the Supr...
DATE: Jun 24, 1997
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Edward VII Memorial Hospital is getting more Naggressive when it comes to collecting.
"There are quite a few people who don't pay their bills. Every year we have to send out between $750,000 to a million dollars to the debt collection agencies, for b...
DATE: May 29, 1997
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