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Like millions of movie lovers around the world, Bermudian Mark Jones will be glued to the television for the Oscars on Sunday evening.
But the 33-year-old will have more reason than most to be rooting for Best Picture contender The King’s Speech, sin...
DATE: Feb 25, 2011
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Sam Strangeways
Union chief Chris Furbert today accused local footballing legend Shaun Goater of sacking workers at his airport services company because they joined the BIU.
Mr Furbert claimed Mr Goater and his business partner Nick Faries at Renaissance Aviation we...
DATE: Feb 24, 2011
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Hundreds of people attended a public meeting to hear Cabinet Ministers quizzed on the annual Budget last night.
International business (IB), tourism, pensions, welfare, illegal workers and Ministers’ salaries were some of the issues which came up at ...
DATE: Feb 24, 2011
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The Cabinet Minister in charge of the two main pillars of Bermuda’s economy is part-time but Patrice Minors insisted yesterday that wasn’t a problem.
Ms Minors, Minister for Business Development and Tourism, is the only member of Premier Paula Cox’s ...
DATE: Feb 24, 2011
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Politics
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Sam Strangeways
Taxpayers can quiz Premier Paula Cox and her Cabinet on this year’s Budget at a meeting this evening.
The town hall session will take place at Number Six Shed, Front Street, at 6.30pm.
Ms Cox will be joined by Ministers to discuss topics including th...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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Sam Strangeways
Premier Paula Cox has pledged to get taxpayers more involved in the Government’s spending decisions and policy making.
The Finance Minister said in her Budget statement on Friday she planned to begin work shortly on developing a more transparent meth...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The annual cost of parliamentarians’ salaries now tops $4 million, according to new figures released by Government.
The highest earner is Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox on $224,000 a year; she earns $8,000 less than Governor Sir Richard Gozne...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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Budget
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Sam Strangeways
Former Premier David Saul has stepped down from the Buy Back Bermuda committee but the Bermuda National Trust (BNT) yesterday begged him to reconsider.
Dr Saul has been involved with the volunteer campaign, which raises funds to purchase land and sav...
DATE: Feb 21, 2011
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards last night poured scorn on Premier Paula Cox’s claim that she will slash tens of millions of dollars from this year’s Budget by reducing capital spending.
Finance Minister Ms Cox said in her Budget statement her p...
DATE: Feb 19, 2011
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Andy Warhol once said in the future everyone would be famous for 15 minutes.
Annie Young certainly had her moment in the spotlight yesterday arguably for all the wrong reasons.
Ms Young is the owner of True Reflections, a Hamilton store selling every...
DATE: Feb 19, 2011
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
