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distribution of so-called "Bingo'' cards -- also known as pull-tab or krack-its cards -- which operate on a similar basis to scratch-and-win cards.
While the Finance Ministry sought the legal advice of the Attorney General in recent weeks, the Bermud...
DATE: Nov 17, 1997
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fail to pay their employees' pension contributions should face criminal prosecution.
Mr. Dennis has advocated aggressive collection from employers who fail to make the required payments to the Contributory Pension Fund. But he advised that delinquent...
DATE: Nov 13, 1997
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A Financial Times survey of Bermuda, published last week, focuses world attention on a number of local issues, including declining tourism, the base lands, the McDonald's fast food controversy and the messy legal dispute over the insolvent Bermuda-do...
DATE: Nov 10, 1997
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are being sold over the counter, or through special machines, on licensed premises across the Island.
One East End pub owner has confirmed that Police officials recently visited his place of business and told him they were not legal and asked him to ...
DATE: Nov 07, 1997
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dealers in their pockets by seizing profits they have made from selling narcotics over the previous five years.
The Proceeds of Crime Bill will also enable Government to prevent money laundering and replaces a 1988 law that proved to be ineffective.
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DATE: Nov 07, 1997
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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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