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Residents are being urged to secure their homes following a spate of break-ins across the island.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service warned that properties needed to securely locked even when being left unoccupied for short periods and that s...
DATE: Mar 04, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A fleet of new buses and a high-speed catamaran providing a ferry service between St. George’s and Dockyard are two ways in which Government plans to improve public transport on the Island.
Tourism and Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell announced the...
DATE: Mar 02, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government is to introduce a slate of get-tough road safety measures in a bid to stamp out a culture of drink-driving and reduce the number of deaths on the Island’s roads.
The initiatives include what effectively amounts to a zero-tolerance policy o...
DATE: Mar 02, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government is to fund a series of initiatives aimed at bolstering its arsenal in the war on crime.
Among the new schemes are a pilot programme to treat mentally ill criminals and an initiative that targets young offenders at risk of getting caught up...
DATE: Mar 01, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Former ACE boss Brian Duperreault will head up a new task force looking at ways in which Government can slash costs.
The Spending and Government Efficiency Commission will seek direct input from the public and will make its final recommendations know...
DATE: Mar 01, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Former Economy and Trade Minister Patrice Minors referred a highly publicised labour dispute to arbitration “because it was politically expedient to do so”, it has been suggested.
Lawyers acting for KFC Bermuda made the remark yesterday during a hea...
DATE: Feb 28, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Lawyers acting for fast food franchise KFC Bermuda have moved to block an employment dispute at the restaurant from going to arbitration.
And they also claim that former Economy Minister Patrice Minors “acted unreasonably and outside the parameters o...
DATE: Feb 27, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Controversial plans to make some seniors pay for their vehicle licences have been condemned by one motorist as discriminatory.
And a charity for the elderly says it has already received calls from a number of seniors facing huge bills following news ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Creating an economic environment in which entrepreneurs can thrive and job creation blossoms is key to driving the economy forward, according to Government.
And yesterday Finance Minister Bob Richards unveiled a number of measures including tax break...
DATE: Feb 23, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Motorists will have to fork out more to get their vehicles on the road while smokers and drinkers will be encouraged to cut down on their vices through tax increases proposed in yesterday’s Budget.
Finance Minister Bob Richards said Government was re...
DATE: Feb 23, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
