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The Mirrors Programme will continue this year with a potentially even larger residential course, despite a budget cut.
Addressing the House of Assembly on Friday on the budget for the Ministry of Youths and Sport, Glenn Blakeney said the budget reduc...
DATE: Mar 12, 2012
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government spent nearly $52 million more than it expected last year, with hospital subsidies costing $18 million more than originally budgeted.
A supplementary estimate tabled in the House of Assembly showed revealed costs for the financial year 2011...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s seniors gained little in Premier Paula Cox’s Budget for the coming fiscal year.
So believes former Bermuda Council on Ageing head Marian Sherratt.
She said she agreed with the rollback announced by the Premier on land tax and vehicle licenc...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Proposed licencing for foreign fishing vessels stands in complete conflict with plans to preserve the ocean around Bermuda, according to Shadow Environment Minister Michael Fahy.
In a statement issued over the weekend, the OBA Senator said he was ala...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Tourism Ministry purse took a five percent hit in the 2012/13 Budget.
The Ministry’s total budget was reduced from $30.245 million in 2011/12 to $28.7 million, a cut of around $1.5 million.
The bulk of the budget cut will hit Advertising & Promot...
DATE: Feb 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Financial Assistance was given a boost in yesterday’s Budget, but the Mirrors programme suffered another heavy cut.
And the Sandys 360 programme received a $2 million grant to offset its construction costs.
According to the 2012/13 Budget, funding ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Industrial Union has called an urgent meeting for today for all BIU members who work for the Department of Education.
Union organiser Louis Somner has called the session at 11.30am at BIU headquarters in Hamilton to discuss various concer...
DATE: Jan 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Budget cuts at the Ministry of Public Works will cause minimal impact for the public, according to Government Senator Cromwell Shakir.
Speaking during the Senate debate on the budget of the Public Works Headquarters and the Department of Public Works...
DATE: Mar 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Premier Paula Cox promised a tighter rein on finances after the United Bermuda Party laid into repeated overspending at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
On Friday night, MPs approved overspends of $39.9 million in the Finance and Health Ministries ...
DATE: Mar 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda Democratic Alliance MP Donte Hunt last night bemoaned the “terrible travesty” of budget cuts in family services as Bermuda grapples with escalating social problems.
And Mr Hunt said civil servants face a massive challenge to fulfil Government...
DATE: Mar 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
