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The Governor should be replaced by a Bermudian Governor General, Opposition Marc Bean has argued.
Mr Bean called for a Governor General — now the UK Crown’s representative in independent Commonwealth countries — after Premier Craig Cannonier announce...
DATE: Mar 17, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Introducing corporate income tax could cripple international business and would need “an army” of Civil Servants to run it, Premier Craig Cannonier said last night as he responded to the Opposition’s reply to the Budget.
However, late last night Shad...
DATE: Mar 03, 2014
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Bermuda is in prime position to capitalise on China’s booming economy, a top trust fund adviser told a conference yesterday.
Joe Field, of London-based global law firm Withers, told the conference that the Island’s trust fund industry could prove att...
DATE: Feb 28, 2014
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International Business
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A total of one in seven Bermudian homeowners can’t afford their mortgages and have to renegotiate terms with lenders, a survey commissioned by The Royal Gazette has revealed.
And nearly half of those surveyed (49 percent) had a gloomy outlook on the ...
DATE: Feb 28, 2014
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Union chief Kevin Grant says that a boost for international business on the Island could bring economic benefit — but that Bermudians needed to be sold on the sector.
Mr Grant said: “When people hear about people coming to our shore, there is some pu...
DATE: Feb 25, 2014
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Former Premier Alex Scott has warned that Budget cuts should not hit the most vulnerable people in Bermuda.
And he said savings could be made through more efficient Government — rather than through large-scale job losses or privatisation.
He added th...
DATE: Feb 20, 2014
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Economy
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Telecoms watchdog the Regulatory Authority will no longer have to publish its rulings in full in the Official Gazette.
Education and Economic Development Minister Grant Gibbons said the move would cut costs because the Authority’s rulings are often l...
DATE: Feb 17, 2014
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Courses designed to prepare candidates to take on company directors’ roles are to be held in Bermuda for the first time.
The Island’s Institute of Directors (IoD) said tests for the four modules offered are aimed at preparing people to sit the Certif...
DATE: Jan 29, 2014
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Bermuda’s barristers have launched a bid to make it easier for people to undertake expensive civil proceedings in court.
And the Island’s legal profession want Government to change the law to allow “no win, no fee” and “success fee” arrangements to a...
DATE: Jan 28, 2014
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International business is to launch a drive to highlight the sector’s importance to the Island’s economy.
And it is hoped the new campaign will encourage Bermuda residents to pull together to attract new companies to Bermuda and boost its bottom line...
DATE: Jan 28, 2014
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International Business
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor