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Government looks set to backtrack on controversial plans to make all senior motorists pay for a vehicle licence.
Laws exempting older owners of any vehicle from the annual fee were introduced by the former Progressive Labour Party Government in 2007....
DATE: Mar 04, 2013
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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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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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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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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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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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Chronic staff shortages, a dictatorial leadership, and the promotion of inexperienced personnel to key positions are putting the lives of Bermuda’s firefighters at risk, according to the Fire Service Association.
In a damning assessment of departing ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2013
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Marijuana use could one day become as socially acceptable as alcohol, according to Government’s chief lawyer.
And Attorney General Mark Pettingill said that, while he was not calling for the legalisation of the drug, the Island had to have a mature d...
DATE: Feb 22, 2013
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Employers have the legal right to give Bermudians preferential treatment over foreign work colleagues, according to a top attorney.
Lawyer Richard Horseman made the argument on the second day of a Human Rights Commission hearing into a complaint by B...
DATE: Feb 21, 2013
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New human rights regulations that will protect gays and lesbians from discrimination could become law in a matter of weeks.
And Bermuda is currently in violation of European laws that make it an offence not to provide protection for gays and lesbians...
DATE: Feb 21, 2013
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