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Premier Michael Dunkley has admitted Government must do a “better job” of collecting state pension contributions from the thousands of delinquent employers who owe $35 million in arrears.
The Royal Gazette revealed this morning that the size of the d...
DATE: Oct 01, 2014
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Fifty years ago, Frank Cutajar planted hundreds of seedlings at the golf course which now lies at the Fairmont Southampton — and today those trees still frame the fairways.
The former golf course manager from Toronto has returned to Bermuda this week...
DATE: Sep 25, 2014
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The Premier, two Cabinet Ministers, a senator and the head of the Bermuda Tourism Authority have been in New York this week promoting Bermuda as a business and tourism destination.
Last night, Michael Dunkley described the meetings held there as “pos...
DATE: Sep 25, 2014
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Government has launched a search for Bermuda’s first freedom of information commissioner — offering a salary of almost $180,000 to the successful candidate.
An advert for the job of Information Commissioner has been issued by the Cabinet Office and t...
DATE: Sep 23, 2014
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Independent MP Terry Lister has announced his retirement from politics after 21 years in Parliament.
His decision, revealed at a press conference in the House of Assembly library yesterday, will mean a by-election for constituency 33, Sandys South.
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DATE: Sep 23, 2014
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Finance Minister Bob Richards claimed yesterday that his explanation to seniors for why state pensions can’t be increased was taken out of context, insisting that those who heard him speak would say: “This guy Richards really wasn’t as blunt as he ap...
DATE: Sep 18, 2014
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A beach-style Olympics on Horseshoe Bay raised more than $48,00 for charity this week.
The Centre on Philanthropy hosted its sixth annual Give Back Games on Tuesday, when nine corporate teams representing nine local charities competed for prize money...
DATE: Sep 18, 2014
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Campaigners are calling on Government to clarify when it will fulfil its promise to outlaw age discrimination in the workplace.
A member of Age Concern quizzed Cabinet Ministers Bob Richards and Jeanne Atherden on the topic at the charity’s recent an...
DATE: Sep 17, 2014
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Seniors have been told by Finance Minister Bob Richards that they won’t be getting an increase in their state pension because “money does not grow on trees”.
Age Concern said yesterday that the news, delivered by the Minister during a question-and-an...
DATE: Sep 16, 2014
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Justice campaigner Carol Shuman has praised a recent television documentary about the murder in Bermuda of Canadian teenager Rebecca Middleton.
Dr Shuman, who has written a book about the case and supported Becky’s family in their campaign for justic...
DATE: Sep 15, 2014
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